Experimental Low-Drag Test Panel on Douglas B-18

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Experimental Low-Drag Test Panel on Douglas B-18

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Description (1941) In the spring of 1941 Langley installed an experimental low-drag test panel on the wing of a Douglas B-18 airplane. The panel was fitted with suction slots and pressure tubes for a free flight investigation of the transition from laminar to turbulent flow in the boundary layer. The pressure at each tube was measured by liquid manometers installed in the fuselage...Center: LARC .Image # : L-25332

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1940 - 1945

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