The vertical stabilizers in NASA's F/A-18 Systems Research Aircraft were no longer mirror images of each other. A new "Smart Skin" antenna mounted on the tip of the right vertical fin of the modified F/A-18.
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The vertical stabilizers in NASA’s F/A-18 Systems Research Aircraft were no longer mirror images of each other. A new “Smart Skin” antenna mounted on the tip of the right vertical fin of the modified F/A-18 aircraft showed remarkable results in its first flight tests at NASA’s Dryden Flight Research Center.February 25, 1997NASA Photo / › F-18 SRA Project Description