US Air Force testing drag-reducing finlets for C-130Js

Finlet test MC-130J_1 c USAF

Source: US Air Force

Air Force Special Operations Command is testing thin finlets developed by Vortex Control Technologies as a possible cost-saving initiative that could lead to longer flight range and better fuel efficiency for C-130J transports.

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