| Aircraft | |
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| Registration / Serial: | NASA 803 |
| Military Code: | 803 |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Molino PIK-20 |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Eiriavion PIK-20 |
| Aircraft Version: | Eiriavion PIK-20E |
| C/n (msn): | 20219 |
| Operator Titles: | NASA - National Aeronautics and Space Administration |
| Unit Markings: | Dryden Flight Research Center |
| Location | |
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| City / Airport: | Edwards - AFBMap |
| Region / Country: | California, United States |
| Airport Codes: | ICAO: KEDW IATA: EDW Local: EDW Other: - |
| Photo Date: | 14 August 1991 |
| Photo by: | Stephan de Bruijn |
| Photo ID: | 593986 |
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The PIK-20E was a sailplane flown at NASA's Ames-Dryden Flight Research Facility (now Dryden Flight Research Center, Edwards, California) between 1981 and 1991. The vehicle, was used as a research vehicle on projects calling for high lift-over-drag and low-speed performance. Later NASA used the PIK-20E to study the flow of fluids over the aircraft's surface at various speeds and angles of attack as part of a study of airflow efficiency over lifting surfaces. This photo is copyright © Stephan de Bruijn, and may not be used or published in any way without permission. It was added on 14 August 2023, and has since been viewed 387 times. |