Laminar-flow wings shipped to Airbus for A340 demonstrator

Major components for Europe’s laminar-flow flight demonstrator have been shipped to Airbus for installation on a modified A340-300, which is scheduled to begin flight tests in 2017. The Breakthrough Laminar Flow Aircraft Demonstrator for Europe (BLADE) is part of the Clean Sky research program...

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