NASA Non-stick Wing Coating Reduces Bug Residue by 40 Percent
Five of the most promising non-stick coatings out of some 200 developed by NASA Langley were tested byengineers on the Boeing ecoDemonstrator 757.
NASA materials scientist Mia Siochi and systems engineer Mike Alexander, from the agency's Langley Research Center in Hampton, Va., and Boeing technician Felix Boyett count insect residue on the right wing of Boeing’s ecoDemonstrator 757 aircraft following a flight test in Shreveport, La. (Photo: NASA/Paul Bagby)
