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F-16XL ship #1 landing with drag chute | ||
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Photo Number: | EC95-42960-4 | |
Photo Date: | February 15, 1995 | |
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Formats: | 539x480 JPEG Image (89 KBytes) 1150x1024 JPEG Image (565 KBytes) 3000x2670 JPEG Image (5,607 KBytes) |
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Description: |
NASA's single-seat F-16XL makes a drag chute landing at 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 will 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; F-16XL; CAWAP; cranked wing; sonic boom research; boundary layer; pressure distribution; SR-71 |
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