NASA completed the first flight test of a scale-model wing designed to improve laminar flow, reducing drag and lowering fuel costs for future commercial aircraft. The flight took place Jan. 29 at NASA’s Armstrong Flight Research Center in Edwards, California, using one of the agency’s F-15B research jets. The NASA-designed, 40-inch Crossflow Attenuated Natural Laminar Flow (CATNLF) wing model was attached to the aircraft’s underside vertically, like a fin. The flight lasted about 75 minutes, during […]
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Advanced Air Vehicles Program, Aeronautics Research Mission Directorate, Aeronautics Technology, Armstrong Flight Research Center, Flight Demos Capabilities, Flight Innovation, Integrated Aviation Systems Program, Langley Research Center
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February 12, 2026
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