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FOLDING WINGS -- The NASA Langley Research Center in Virginia developed this model of a Supersonic Commercial Air Transport (SCAT) in high-speed wind tunnels. This mult ...
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FOLDING WINGS -- The NASA Langley Research Center in Virginia developed this model of a Supersonic Commercial Air Transport (SCAT) in high-speed wind tunnels. This multiple-exposure photograpgh shows how the wings would be outstretched for takkeoff and landing, folded halfway back for medium speeds, then folded almost flush with the fuselage during supersonic flight.
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