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Wind Tunnel Tests Vortex Flaps

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A model F-106B in Wind Tunnel Vortex Flap tests inside the big wind tunnel as part of the Vortex Flap Research project. [NASA Photo, Langley GIS Team [Carl 'Buzz' Hamilton collection, USAF Retired and NASA sheet metal technician during the lightning strike program]