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. The partnership between Gulfstream and Dryden during Quiet Spike installation and ground testing on the F-15B produced a wealth of valuable information to Dryden’s operations engineers on the project.September 27, 2006NASA Photo / Carla Thomas› Quiet Spike Project Description