The DREFLGE laminar-flow wing glove was placed on the left wing of NASA Dryden's Gulfstream G-III No. 804 in the areas in black and outlined in green tape.
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Project: Discrete Roughness Elements Laminar Flow Glove Experiment (DREFLGE)
The DREFLGE wing glove was placed on the left wing of NASA Dryden’s Gulfstream G-III No. 804 in the areas in black and outlined in green tape. 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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