The upper wing surfaces of the Active Aeroelastic Wing F/A-18 test aircraft are covered with acceler
Summary
The upper wing surfaces of the Active Aeroelastic Wing F/A-18 test aircraft are covered with accelerometers and other sensors during ground vibration tests at NASA Dryden Flight Research Center. An electro-mechanical shaker device (blue cylinder at lower right) generates vibrations into the airframe during the tests, which help engineers determine if aerodynamically induced vibrations are controlled or suppressed during flight. The tests were the last major ground tests prior to the initiation of research flights.
NASA Identifier: NIX_EC02-0203-46
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Date
10/12/2009
Location
Armstrong Flight Research Center, 34.95855, -117.89067
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Defense Visual Information Distribution Service
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