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F-15B transonic flight research testbed aircraft in flight F-15B transonic flight research testbed aircraft in flight
Photo Number: EC96-43398-4
Photo Date: January 17, 1996
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Description: NASA's Dryden Flight Research Center, Edwards, California, is using a modified McDonnell-Douglas F-15B aircraft as a testbed for a variety of transonic flight experiments.

The twin-engine, twin-tail aircraft is shown carrying a Dryden-designed Flight Test Fixture (FTF) upon which aerodynamic experiments are mounted. The F-15B flew several flights recently in support of an experiment to determine the precise location of of sonic shock wave development as air passes over an airfoil.
Keywords: F-15; F-15B; FTF; Flight Test Fixture; Boundary Layer Heat Experiment; electric resistance; McDonnell Douglas
Keywords: F-15B Flight Test Fixture home page
F-15B Flight Test Fixture Fact Sheet - FS-1998-10-055-DFRC

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