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F-16XL ship #1 in flight over desert | ||
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Photo Number: | EC96-43418-3 | |
Photo Date: | February 15, 1996 | |
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Formats: | 558x480 JPEG Image (120 KBytes) 1190x1024 JPEG Image (956 KBytes) 3030x2606 JPEG Image (11,487 KBytes) |
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Description: |
NASA's single-seat F-16XL on a research flight over the desert near the Dryden Flight Research Center, Edwards, California. The aircraft was most recently used in the Cranked-Arrow Wing Aerodynamics Project (CAWAP) to test boundary layer pressures and distribution.
Previously it had been used in a program to investigate the characteristics of sonic booms for NASA's High Speed Research Program. Data from the program could be used in the development of a high speed civilian transport. During the series of sonic boom research flights, the F-16XL was used to probe the shock waves being generated by a NASA SR-71 and record their shape and intensity. |
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Keywords: | F-16XL Ship #1; CAWAP; Cranked-Arrow Wing Aerodynamic Project; High Speed Research Program; sonic booms; SR-71; shock wave |
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