A NASA engineer’s research at Langley Research Center in the 1960s and ’70s to improve wing designs resulted in a much better performance near the speed of sound.
A NASA engineer’s research at Langley Research Center in the 1960s and ’70s to improve wing designs resulted in a much better performance near the speed of sound. The design was shared with industry and is used in almost all modern aircraft, saving untold gallons of fuel.
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