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Flight Loads Laboratory

The Flight Loads Laboratory (FLL) was constructed in 1964 to perform combined mechanical load and thermal tests of structural components and complete flight vehicles and to calibrate and evaluate flight loads instrumentation under the conditions expected in flight.

Eric Sinks, left, and Ron Haraguchi work through a challenge with the wiring from the Passive Aeroelastic Tailored wing to the test...
Eric Sinks, left, and Ron Haraguchi work through a challenge with the wiring from the Passive Aeroelastic Tailored wing.
Wally Hargis, left, and Ted Powers complete preparations for testing the Passive Aeroelastic Tailored wing.
Wally Hargis, left, and Ted Powers complete preparations for testing the Passive Aeroelastic Tailored wing.
This broad view of the Flight Loads Laboratory at NASA’s Armstrong Flight Research Center in California shows the test set...
A broad view of test set up for the high aspect ratio Passive Aeroelastic Tailored wing.
The Passive Aeroelastic Tailored wing is tested in a fixture at the NASA Armstrong Flight Test Center’s Flight Loads Laboratory...
The Passive Aeroelastic Tailored wing is tested in a fixture at the NASA Armstrong Flight Research Center?s Flight Loads Lab.
Jacob Roepel and Aaron Rumsey set the load pads for the calibration research wing, or CREW.
AFRC?s Flight Loads Laboratory is using a uniquely instrumented wing to investigate advanced methods of monitoring flight loads.
Flight Loads Laboratory
Flight Loads Laboratory, Hangar Door Open
Flight Loads Laboratory, Combined Loads Test
Flight Loads Laboratory, Deflection Testing
Flight Loads Laboratory
Flight Loads Laboratory
Flight Loads Laboratory, Strain Gauge Application
Flight Loads Laboratory
Flight Loads Laboratory
Flight Loads Laboratory, Combiner Loads Test Fixture
Flight Loads Laboratory, Strain Gauge Instrumentation
Flight Loads Laboratory, Ramp View
Flight Loads Laboratory
Flight Loads Laboratory, Systems Development Laboratory
Flight Loads Laboratory
Flight Loads Laboratory, Thermal Test
Interior of custom radiant heater for Pegasus wing glove test.