A discussion is given of the ongoing research related to laminar flow airfoils, nacelles, and wings where the laminar flow is maintained by a favorable pressure gradient, surface suction or a ...

Natural laminar flow is a known means of reducing aircraft drag and energy consumption, but its practical implementation is difficult on commercial airliners that cruise at transonic speeds and ...

We aren’t sure if [Joshua Bellamy] is serious that he wants a laminar flow to water his plants, but there are many places where having a smooth and predictable flow of water is useful or even ...

‐ Significantly reduces aircraft drag, improves fuel efficiency, and contributes to CO2 emissions reduction, marking a major milestone in sustainable aviation technology. - HLFC technology has been ...

As European engineers explore ways to improve natural laminar flow on future aircraft to achieve greater fuel-burn efficiency, Dassault has modified a Falcon 7X business jet to extend understanding of ...

SAE Transactions, Vol. 97, Section 1: JOURNAL OF AEROSPACE (1988), pp. 995-1019 (25 pages) Laminar flow flight experiments conducted over the past fifty years will be reviewed. The emphasis will be on ...

In the quest for greater efficiency of large transport aircraft, efforts to reduce wing drag through conventional aerodynamic tweaks have largely been exhausted, in the view of Airbus senior ...

European researchers are preparing a series of ground and flight tests to asses the viability of using fuel-saving hybrid laminar-flow technology on future large aircraft. Part of the EU-funded Clean ...