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Douglas XA3D-1 #413 Airplane mounted in Ames 40x80 foot Wind Tunnel.
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Douglas XA3D-1 #413 Airplane mounted in Ames 40x80 foot Wind Tunnel.

NASA / ARC · 1955-07-27 · photograph (digital archive)

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Testing the wing boundary layer control of the A3D in the 40 x 80 wind tunnel. Boundary layer control was added to increase the lift of the wing for aircraft carrier take off and landing.

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AeronauticsWind Tunnel40x80ftARCAmesDouglas
Credit lineDouglas XA3D-1 #413 Airplane mounted in Ames 40x80 foot Wind Tunnel.. NASA/ARC, 1955-07-27. Public domain. ID: A-20572.
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