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New Product Developed in Part by Air Force Research Laboratory Provides F-16 Pilots With Better Visibility During Rainstorms
August 29, 2019
WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio, Aug. 29 -- The U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory's Materials and Manufacturing Directorate issued the following news:

By Whitney Wetsig

An Air Force Research Laboratory-developed product that repels water from aircraft transparencies will soon be available to the entire United States Air Force F-16 community. The product, called HydroSkip, addresses the issue of limited visibility caused by heavy rain, which can impair the pi . . .

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