1926年由NASA的前身NACA通过风洞烟雾试验研究了不平机翼表面设计对紊流的影响。 40年代NASA在一架洛克希德的P-38试验机上安装了层流机翼试验段。 70年代,在一架通用动力公司的F-111飞机机翼上安装了一种被动式翼套,在较大区域实现了亚音速层流控制。该机曾是运输机技术试验台。 In 1926, NASA’s predecessor, NACA, studied the effect of uneven wing surface design on turbulence through a wind tunnel smoke test. In the 1940s, NASA installed a laminar wing test section on a Lockheed P-38 test machine. In the 1970s, a passive wing was mounted on the wing of a General Dynamics F-111 aircraft to achieve subsonic laminar flow control over a large area. The aircraft was a transport aircraft technology test bed.