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| Keywords: Flow Visualization 4 % Scale F-16XL Scamp DVIDS704669.jpg en An F-16XL Scamp model four per cent the size of the full-scale aircraft is tested in the Basic Aerodynamics Research Tunnel BART at NASA Langley Research Center in Hampton Virginia as part of NASAs High Speed Research Program The photograph shows a basic flow visualization test using smoke and a laser light sheet to illuminate the smoke The tests will be used to investigate the basic flow field on the F-16XL before actual flight tests are made The F-16XL is at Langley for the High-Lift Project one element of the NASA High-Speed Research Program The joint Langley-Dryden high-lift flight test program is aimed at improving performance reducing engine noise and limiting noise exposure by using specially-designed high-lift devices on or in the wing Even though this is a fighter-type aircraft the sweep and general arrangement of the uniquely-designed cranked arrow wing resemble those planned for the next generation of high-speed civil transport Flight tests of the F-16XL will allow Langley engineers to determine the accuracy of their ground- generated information and predictive methods including wind tunnel tests computer simulations and piloted simulations NASA Identifier L92-11006 2009-09-24 Glenn Research Center https //www dvidshub net/image/704669 704669 2012-10-10 15 35 WASHINGTON DC US PD-USGov Langley Research Center Images from DoD uploaded by Fæ Aircraft noise Wind tunnels of NASA Flow Visualization 4 % Scale F-16XL Scamp DVIDS704669.jpg en An F-16XL Scamp model four per cent the size of the full-scale aircraft is tested in the Basic Aerodynamics Research Tunnel BART at NASA Langley Research Center in Hampton Virginia as part of NASAs High Speed Research Program The photograph shows a basic flow visualization test using smoke and a laser light sheet to illuminate the smoke The tests will be used to investigate the basic flow field on the F-16XL before actual flight tests are made The F-16XL is at Langley for the High-Lift Project one element of the NASA High-Speed Research Program The joint Langley-Dryden high-lift flight test program is aimed at improving performance reducing engine noise and limiting noise exposure by using specially-designed high-lift devices on or in the wing Even though this is a fighter-type aircraft the sweep and general arrangement of the uniquely-designed cranked arrow wing resemble those planned for the next generation of high-speed civil transport Flight tests of the F-16XL will allow Langley engineers to determine the accuracy of their ground- generated information and predictive methods including wind tunnel tests computer simulations and piloted simulations NASA Identifier L92-11006 2009-09-24 Glenn Research Center https //www dvidshub net/image/704669 704669 2012-10-10 15 35 WASHINGTON DC US PD-USGov Langley Research Center wind tunnels Images from DoD uploaded by Fæ Aircraft noise Wind tunnels of NASA | ||||
