NASA F-15B #836 in flight with Quiet Spike attached. The project sought to verify the structural integrity of the multi-segmented, articulating spike attachment designed to reduce and control a sonic boom.
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Project: Quiet Spike
NASA F-15B #836 in flight with Quiet Spike attached. Gulfstream’s Quiet Spike put spike-induced sonic boom suppression theory to the test in the actual flight environment afforded by NASA’s supersonic F-15B. The aircraft has served NASA and industry for years as a flying wind tunnel and supersonic testbed.October 3, 2006NASA Photo / Jim Ross› Quiet Spike Project Description