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EC01-0136-11

The deployable, inflatable wing technology demonstrator experiment separates from its carrier aircraft during a flight conducted by the NASA Dryden Flight Research Center, Edwards, California. The inflatable wing project represented a basic flight research effort by Dryden personnel. Three successful flights of the I2000 inflatable wing aircraft occurred. During the flights, the team air-launched the radio-controlled (R/C) I2000 from an R/C utility airplane at an altitude of 800-1000 feet. As the I2000 separated from the carrier aircraft, its inflatable wings "popped-out," deploying rapidly via an on-board nitrogen bottle. The aircraft remained stable as it transitioned from wingless to winged flight. The unpowered I2000 glided down to a smooth landing under complete control.

Date
2001-04-25
Photographer / author
NASA/Tom Tschida
Collection
AFRC
Archive
NASA Image and Video Library
Type
photograph

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"EC01-0136-11" (2001-04-25). NASA/AFRC/NASA/Tom Tschida. Public domain. https://images.nasa.gov/details/EC01-0136-11

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