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Laminar flow: Challenge and potentialCommercial air transportation has experienced revolutionary technology advances since WWII. These technology advances have resulted in an explosive growth in passenger traffic. Today, however, many technologies have matured, and maintaining a similar growth rate will be a challenge. A brief history of laminar flow technology and its application to subsonic and supersonic air transportation is presented.
Document ID
19900003188
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Conference Paper
Authors
Kirchner, Mark E.
(Boeing Commercial Airplane Co. Seattle, WA, United States)
Date Acquired
September 6, 2013
Publication Date
December 1, 1987
Publication Information
Publication: NASA, Langley Research Center, Research in Natural Laminar Flow and Laminar-Flow Control, Part 1
Subject Category
Aerodynamics
Accession Number
90N12504
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Work of the US Gov. Public Use Permitted.
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