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The Ball-Bartoe JW-1 Jetwing was a US research aircraft flown in the 1970s to investigate blown wing technology.

Design and development

The Jetwing was a small, mid-wing design powered by a turbofan and fitted with tail-wheel undercarriage. The upper surface of the swept wings incorporated a slot along 70% span, through which air from the engine's fan stage could be discharged. Mounted above this slot was a small secondary

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called an "augmentor", intended to direct the discharged airflow over the wing. With this arrangement, it was found that the aircraft remained controllable at airspeeds as low as . Following the test program, the aircraft was donated to the University of Tennessee Space Institute in Tullahoma, which donated the Jetwing to the

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in Denver, Colorado in 2007.

Specifications (Jetwing)

References

* * * {{cite book , title=Aeroplane Monthly "Whispering Jetwing" , publisher=IPC Transport Press Ltd, and Bryan Cambray, FIMI , location= Stamford Street, London, England , pages=366–369, July 1978, Vol. 6, No. 7 Ball-Bartoe aircraft 1970s United States experimental aircraft Single-engined jet aircraft Mid-wing aircraft