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Friday, December 30, 2011

NASA F-15B Supports Experimental Inlet Tests

Whenever anyone thinks NASA, they think space, but the folks at places like Dryden Flight Research Center are still in the business of advancing aeronautics.  Several airframe manufacturers are hoping to produce supersonic business aircraft when the current economic problems subside.  This inlet work could make the difference between success and failure as fuel prices rise.

http://www.redorbit.com/news/space/1112447031/nasa-propulsion-experiment-provides-data-for-more-efficient-jet-engines/

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