Intelligent control for performance: Reducing drag, saving fuel
Wednesday, December 19, 2012 - 09:50
in Physics & Chemistry
(Phys.org)—NASA Dryden's versatile F/A-18 Full Scale Advanced Systems Testbed (FAST) aircraft recently completed a series of flights that explored reducing fuel consumption during cruise flight conditions by making small modifications to existing control laws and mechanisms in the aircraft's flight control computer.