NASA Armstrong Supports U.S. Navy F/A-18E Wing Testing

 NASA Armstrong Supports U.S. Navy F/A-18E Wing Testing

NASA’s Armstrong Flight Research Center in California conducted complex loads calibration tests on a F/A-18E aircraft from the Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) in Patuxent River, Maryland. The Boeing F/A-18E is a twin-engine, carrier-capable, multirole fighter aircraft variant based on the McDonnell Douglas F/A-18 Hornet. 

NAVAIR retired its previous loads test aircraft and NASA Armstrong staff are assisting to prepare the new aircraft for its role to help safely manage in flight maneuvers and determine how the F/A-18E fleet will perform if proposed upgrades are incorporated.

This video shows the wing loads calibration testing that concluded in March 2022.

For more information: https://www.nasa.gov/centers/armstrong/home/index.html

Credit: Neil A. Armstrong Flight Research Center (AFRC)

Duration: 1 minute, 28 seconds

Release Date: May 12, 2022

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