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Side-by-side comparison of the Benchmark Supercritical Wing inside NASA's Transonic Dynamics Tunnel: on the left the wing is unlit, on the right it glows pink-purple under ultraviolet light while coated in unsteady Pressure Sensitive Paint during testing.
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NASA makes a whole wind tunnel wing glow: pressure paint milestone at Langley

A first-of-its-kind test in NASA Langley's Transonic Dynamics Tunnel used unsteady Pressure Sensitive Paint on a large, freely moving model wing, turning the entire surface into a pressure sensor and opening the door to tests on flexible future aircraft.

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By Julio Intelligence
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