British engineers, like the Americans, had a growing interest during World War II in the application of laminar flow airfoils.

This gave researchers an idea of what level of wing surface quality was required to actually get the benefits of laminar flow airfoils.

The XFR-1 had the first laminar flow airfoil in a navy carrier aircraft.

The resulting aircraft featured newer technology such as a cantilever wing with a laminar flow airfoil.

This was probably the first sailplane to feature a laminar flow airfoil.

The wings of the Flamingo had a laminar flow airfoil and were made entirely of wood.

The wing is 15% thick and employs a NACA 64(3)-615 laminar flow airfoil.

The HKS-1 was a German 19 span high performance two seat sailplane, designed around 1950 to use recent advances in laminar flow airfoils.

It was one of the first to use a new type of laminar flow airfoil, optimised for both high and low speed flight.

The wing employs a laminar flow airfoil and winglets.