Media Summary: In partnership with Aerion Corporation of Reno, Nevada, This 28-second video taken in 1992 shows a wing closeup and the F-16XL in Ian Clark, principal investigator of the Low-Density

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In partnership with Aerion Corporation of Reno, Nevada, This 28-second video taken in 1992 shows a wing closeup and the F-16XL in Ian Clark, principal investigator of the Low-Density On March 3, 1915, Congress established the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics (NACA) to "direct and conduct ... This 28 second movie clip shows a wing closeup and the F-16XL in This is an overview of research being done in

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NASA Flight Tests Explore Supersonic Laminar Flow
NASA Flight Tests Explore Supersonic Laminar Flow
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NASA Flight Tests Explore Supersonic Laminar Flow

NASA Flight Tests Explore Supersonic Laminar Flow

In partnership with Aerion Corporation of Reno, Nevada,

NASA Flight Tests Explore Supersonic Laminar Flow

NASA Flight Tests Explore Supersonic Laminar Flow

In partnership with Aerion Corporation of Reno, Nevada,

F-16XL Supersonic Laminar Flow Test Flight

F-16XL Supersonic Laminar Flow Test Flight

This 28-second video taken in 1992 shows a wing closeup and the F-16XL in

NASA's Supersonic Laminar Flow Control

NASA's Supersonic Laminar Flow Control

NASA's

NASA’s X-59 Prepares for Supersonic Flight

NASA’s X-59 Prepares for Supersonic Flight

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NASA Tests Model Wing to Bring Fuel Savings to Commercial Aviation

NASA Tests Model Wing to Bring Fuel Savings to Commercial Aviation

NASA's

LDSD: Supersonic Test Flight (HD)

LDSD: Supersonic Test Flight (HD)

Ian Clark, principal investigator of the Low-Density

AFRC-2026-14575-01_NASA Armstrong's Laminar Flow Scaled Wing Design Research on an F-15 Jet

AFRC-2026-14575-01_NASA Armstrong's Laminar Flow Scaled Wing Design Research on an F-15 Jet

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NASA conducts spin test on15-foot-wide saucer-shaped Low-Density Supersonic Decelerator (LDSD)

NASA conducts spin test on15-foot-wide saucer-shaped Low-Density Supersonic Decelerator (LDSD)

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NASA Tests System for Precise Aerial Positioning in Supersonic Flight

NASA Tests System for Precise Aerial Positioning in Supersonic Flight

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NACA – NASA 1915-2015 "We Fly, We Explore, We Measure, We Reveal, We Discover"

NACA – NASA 1915-2015 "We Fly, We Explore, We Measure, We Reveal, We Discover"

On March 3, 1915, Congress established the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics (NACA) to "direct and conduct ...

F-16XL Supersonic Laminar Flow test flight

F-16XL Supersonic Laminar Flow test flight

This 28 second movie clip shows a wing closeup and the F-16XL in

Airflow Research

Airflow Research

This is an overview of research being done in

NASA's X-59 flown several times in preparation for supersonic flight

NASA's X-59 flown several times in preparation for supersonic flight

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NASA Armstrong's Laminar Flow Scaled Wing Design Research on an F 15

NASA Armstrong's Laminar Flow Scaled Wing Design Research on an F 15

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NACA 25 years of Flight Research, flight tests at the NASA (AFRC/DFRC) Flight Research Center

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NASA’s supersonic flying saucer highlighted

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NASA Tests System for Precise Aerial Positioning in Supersonic Flight

NASA Tests System for Precise Aerial Positioning in Supersonic Flight

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