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NASA’s Crossflow Attenuated Natural Laminar Flow (CATNLF) Project Tests Model Wing on F-15
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NASA’s Crossflow Attenuated Natural Laminar Flow (CATNLF) Project Tests Model Wing on F-15

NASA / AFRC · 2026-04-21 · photograph (digital archive)

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A F-15 aircraft owned by NASA’s Armstrong Flight Research Center in Edwards, California, flies above a mountain range on Tuesday, April 21, 2026. The agency’s Crossflow Attenuated Natural Laminar Flow (CATNLF) test article is attached to the bottom of this F-15. This project aims to lower fuel costs for future commercial aircraft by testing a scale-model wing designed to improve laminar flow.

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AFRCaeronauticsaircraftF-15CATNLFCaliforniapilotflight testArmstrongtest pilot
Credit lineNASA’s Crossflow Attenuated Natural Laminar Flow (CATNLF) Project Tests Model Wing on F-15. NASA/AFRC, 2026-04-21. Public domain. ID: AFRC2026-0095-11.
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