Gulfstream's Quiet Spike sonic boom mitigator being installed on NASA DFRC's F-15B testbed aircraft. The project seeks 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
Gulfstream’s Quiet Spike sonic boom mitigator being installed on NASA DFRC’s F-15B testbed aircraft. Once the Quiet Spike has proven to be structurally sound, it could be incorporated with confidence onto advanced low-boom configuration aircraft to further lessen the impact of sonic booms.April 17, 2006NASA Photo / Tony Landis› Quiet Spike Project Description