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F-18 HARV forebody surface flow visualization at 26 degree angle of attack F-18 HARV forebody surface flow visualization at 26 degree angle of attack
Photo Number: EC88-0212-002
Photo Date: September 28, 1988
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Description: A glycol-based liquid, released through very small holes around the nose of an F/A-18 flown by NASA's Dryden Flight Research Center, Edwards, California, for its High Alpha Research Vehicle (HARV) program, aids researchers in flow visualization studies.

This photograph, taken postflight, shows the airflow pattern at 26 degrees angle of attack. The program was conducted jointly with NASA's Langley Research Center.

Keywords: F-18 High Alpha Research Vehicle; HARV; flow visualization

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