Structural loads testing on the Active Aeroelastic Wing F-18 in the Flight Loads Laboratory at NASA'

WASHINGTON, DC, UNITED STATES

09.23.2009

Courtesy Photo

NASA

Structural loads testing on the Active Aeroelastic Wing F-18 in the Flight Loads Laboratory at NASA's Dryden flight Research Center, Edwards, California. The heavily modified and instrumented F-18A entered the Loads Lab in mid-March, 2001, for fit checks of loads hardware and instrumentation checkout prior to initiation of actual structural loads testing. The F-18A underwent loads testing on its modified wings for almost six months, followed by extensive systems tests and simulation before flight tests began.

NASA Identifier: NIX-EC01-0076-1

• Date Taken: 09.23.2009
• Date Posted: 10.17.2012 19:14
• Photo ID: 733211
• Resolution: 1536x1408
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• Location: WASHINGTON, DC, US