NASA engineer Ethan Baumann and the Gulfstream G-III research aircraft that was used for the Discrete Roughness Elements Laminar Flow Glove Experiment, or DRELFGE, flight tests.
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Project: Discrete Roughness Elements Laminar Flow Glove Experiment (DRELFGE)
NASA aeronautical engineer Ethan Baumann and the Gulfstream G-III research aircraft that was used for the DRELFGE flight tests. The DRELFGE incorporated a large “glove” with tiny bumps – the discrete roughness elements – along the leading edge of the left wing. The bumps actually stabilize airflow, and have shown great potential to reduce aircraft drag and improve laminar flow on future aircraft.March 11, 2011
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