{"id":479962,"date":"2023-08-02T16:26:24","date_gmt":"2023-08-02T20:26:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/?post_type=reference&p=479962"},"modified":"2024-01-19T17:56:03","modified_gmt":"2024-01-19T22:56:03","slug":"acte","status":"publish","type":"reference","link":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/reference\/acte\/","title":{"rendered":"ACTE"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"\" class=\" hds-module hds-module-full wp-block-nasa-blocks-secondary-navigation\"><div class=\"hds-secondary-navigation-wrapper z-top width-100 padding-0\"><div id=\"\" class=\"hds-secondary-navigation width-full border-bottom-1px text-center hds-color-mode-dark hds-module hds-module-full wp-block-nasa-blocks-hdsnav\"><button type=\"button\" class=\"hds-secondary-nav-mobile-button display-flex tablet:display-flex desktop:display-none width-full flex-align-center bg-carbon-90 border-color-carbon-80 color-spacesuit-white\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"hds-secondary-nav-track\"><span>Armstrong 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hds-media-ratio-fit \"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"427\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/ed15-0076-17.jpg?w=640\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large\" alt=\"An Armstrong G-III aircraft carrying the Flexys\u00a9 Adaptive Compliant Trailing Edge flap while in flight.\" style=\"transform: scale(1); transform-origin: 50% 50%; object-position: 50% 50%; object-fit: cover;\" block_context=\"nasa-block\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/ed15-0076-17.jpg 1041w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/ed15-0076-17.jpg?resize=300,200 300w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/ed15-0076-17.jpg?resize=768,513 768w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/ed15-0076-17.jpg?resize=1024,684 1024w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/ed15-0076-17.jpg?resize=400,267 400w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/ed15-0076-17.jpg?resize=600,401 600w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/ed15-0076-17.jpg?resize=900,601 900w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" loading=\"eager\" \/><\/figure><figcaption class=\"hds-caption padding-y-2\"><div class=\"hds-caption-text p-sm margin-0\">An Armstrong G-III aircraft carrying the Flexys\u00a9 Adaptive Compliant Trailing Edge flap. The smooth transition between the flaps and wing reduced drag and noise.<\/div><\/figcaption><\/div>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-nasa-blocks-encyclopedic-content-columns alignfull hds-columns hds-encyclopedic-content-columns\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-nasa-blocks-encyclopedic-primary-column hds-column hds-encyclopedic-column hds-encyclopedic-primary-column\">\n<p>The ACTE (Adaptive Compliant Trailing Edge) experimental flight research project was a joint effort between NASA and the U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory to determine if advanced flexible trailing-edge wing flaps could both improve aircraft aerodynamic efficiency and reduce airport-area noise generated during takeoffs and landings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The experiment was flown on a modified Gulfstream III G-III business aircraft that has been converted into an aerodynamics research test bed at NASA\u2019s Armstrong Flight Research Center in Edwards, California.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The ACTE project replaced both of the G-III\u2019s conventional 19-foot-long aluminum flaps with advanced, shape-changing flaps that form continuous, bendable surfaces. The flexible flaps are made of composite materials patented by FlexSys Inc.<\/p>\n\n\n<div id=\"\" class=\"hds-media hds-module wp-block-image\"><div class=\"margin-left-auto margin-right-auto nasa-block-align-inline\"><div class=\"hds-media-wrapper margin-left-auto margin-right-auto\"><figure class=\"hds-media-inner hds-cover-wrapper hds-media-ratio-fit \"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/acte_wing.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"569\" height=\"379\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/acte_wing.jpg?w=569\" class=\"attachment-2048x2048 size-2048x2048\" alt=\"FlexSys ACTE flap technology bridges gaps in wing for a seamless surface.\" style=\"transform: scale(1); transform-origin: 50% 50%; object-position: 50% 50%; object-fit: cover;\" block_context=\"nasa-block\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/acte_wing.jpg 569w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/acte_wing.jpg?resize=300,200 300w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/acte_wing.jpg?resize=400,266 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 569px) 100vw, 569px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><figcaption class=\"hds-caption padding-y-2\"><div class=\"hds-caption-text p-sm margin-0\">A computer-generated image of the ACTE flap.<\/div><div class=\"hds-credits\">NASA<\/div><\/figcaption><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<p>When conventional flaps are lowered, gaps exist between the forward edge and sides of the flaps and the wing surface. The ACTE flaps were gapless, courtesy of a seamless, flexible gap seal. The improved flap eliminated a major source of airframe noise generation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Such gapless flaps are quieter than conventional flaps when deployed: during takeoff and approach and landing. The ACTE project aligned with the goals of the Environmentally Responsible Aviation, or ERA, project under the Integrated Systems Research Program of NASA\u2019s Aeronautics Research Mission Directorate. The directorate and the Air Force Research Laboratory jointly funded the effort.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Structural Loads Tests Conducted for ACTE Flight Research on NASA G-III\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/SH_NlsDe3jE?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Structural loads testing was conducted on a modified Gulfstream III aircraft that will be the test bed for the ACTE flight research project at NASA’s Armstrong Flight Research Center in Edwards, California.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-nasa-blocks-encyclopedic-sidebar-column hds-column hds-encyclopedic-column 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