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Combat aircraft

Combat aircraft

  • 1 Colored coatings in a wind tunnel

    Visualization of the flow at high angle of attack on the upper wing surface of a future combat aircraft configuration using colored coatings. The model is thus covered with a preparation of different colors, according to the effects desired, and illuminated by a UV light
  • 2 Free flight under tension

    Model of combat aircraft suspended in the vertical wind tunnel at Lille (DCSD. Contrary to the traditional setup where the model is fixed to the wall by some rigid device (sting, mast, or other), here it is suspended and driven in motion in the flow by nine cables, with controlled tension
  • 3 Reversed Time

    For example, when a combat aircraft approaches its aircraft carrier, how can we be sure that the aircraft carrier's powerful radars will not interfere with the aircraft's electronic equipment, making the landing dangerous? In the civil field, cases have been reported of ABS braking systems that do not work near airports or airbags that go off on their own