NASA's F-15B testbed aircraft in flight during the first evaluation flight of the joint NASA/Gulfstream Quiet Spike project. 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’s F-15B testbed aircraft in flight during the first evaluation flight of the joint NASA/Gulfstream Quiet Spike project. The project sought to verify the structural integrity of the multi-segmented, articulating spike attachment designed to reduce and control a sonic boom.August 10, 2006NASA Photo / Lori Losey› Quiet Spike Project Description