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In aviation , tufts are strips of yarn or string , typically around 15 cm , attached to an aircraft surface in a grid pattern and imaged during flight .. aviation. aviation. The motion of the tufts during flight can be observed and recorded , to locate flow features such as boundary layer separation and reattachment .. boundary layer. boundary layer. Tufting is , therefore , a technique for flow visualization .. flow visualization. flow visualization. They are used in aeronautics flight testing to study air flow direction , strength , and boundary layer properties .. aeronautics. aeronautics. boundary layer. boundary layer. The world 's largest bed of tufts -LRB- 18.6 m by 18.6 m , 61 feet by 61 feet -RRB- was created at NASA Ames Research Center to study air flow fields involving a helicopter 's rotor disk .. NASA Ames Research Center. NASA Ames Research Center