Boeing Phantom Works has partnered with NASA and the Air Force Research Laboratory to study the Blended Wing Body advanced aircraft concept, a cross between a conventional plane and a flying wing design.
Boeing Phantom Works has partnered with NASA and the Air Force Research Laboratory to study the Blended Wing Body advanced aircraft concept, a cross between a conventional plane and a flying wing design. The X-48B is called a blended wing body because it looks more like a modified triangular-shaped wing than traditional aircraft composed of a tube and wing with a tail. Boeing engineers say one advantage the concept has over conventional aircraft is that it is about 30 percent more fuel efficient than an airplane of similar size that carries the same payload. > Read More