The Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) and its partners have validated technology maturation efforts for cruise-efficient short takeoff and landing mobility aircraft under the Speed Agile Concept Demonstration (SACD) program. A series of wind tunnel tests at the Arnold Engineering Development Center (AEDC) National Full Scale Aerodynamics Complex (NFAC) and the NASA Langley National Transonic Facility (NTF) successfully validated aerodynamic characteristics of candidate technologies, and a piloted simulation has recently been completed at the NASA Ames Vertical Motion Simulator (VMS) to evaluate flying qualities and control schemes for an advanced transport.
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