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Pathfinder-Plus

The Atmospheric Turbulence Measurement System booms extend forward from the Pathfinder-Plus solar wing as it soars over Rogers Dry Lake.

 
Photo Number: EC05-0201-08
Photo Date: September 14, 2005
 
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Description:		 The Atmospheric Turbulence Measurement System booms extend forward from the Pathfinder-Plus solar wing as it soars over Rogers Dry Lake on its final flight.
 
Project
Description:		 NASA and AeroVironment, Inc. joined forces again in 2004-05 to conduct a series of research flights by the solar-electric Pathfinder-Plus flying wing. The lightweight solar craft has been instrumented with a sophisticated atmospheric turbulence measurement system on seven long booms mounted across the leading edge of the wing. About three or four low-altitude flights over the edge of Rogers Dry Lake are intended to help engineers characterize the effects of turbulence on the aerodynamics of lightweight, flexible-structure aircraft.
 
NASA Photo by: Tom Tschida
 
Keywords: Pathfinder-Plus, solar-electric flying wing, Rogers Dry Lake, NASA Dryden Flight Research Center, turbulence-measurement flight, Atmospheric Turbulence Measurement System
 
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