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Old 08-07-2012, 06:59 PM   #4 (permalink)
some_other_dave
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NASA did this with aircraft models in the late 40s at the very least. I remember seeing pictures of models that were mounted on the wing of a Mustang. The 'Stang was, as I recall, very qualified for the job, not only because it was one of the fastest aircraft of the time, but also because it used a laminar-flow wing that led to less-disturbed flow across the model.

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