After nearly six years, a successful and productive joint NASA-Boeing X-48 Hybrid / Blended Wing Body flight test project at NASA Dryden concludes.
After nearly six years, a successful and productive joint NASA-Boeing X-48 Hybrid / Blended Wing Body flight test project at NASA Dryden concludes.
Boeing subscale research aircraft expected to log another 20 flights before flight-test program concludes.
The Boeing / NASA X-48B Blended Wing Body research aircraft resumed flight tests with a checkout flight Sept. 21 from NASA's Dryden Flight Research Center.
A team led by NASA and The Boeing Company has completed the first phase of flight tests on the subscale X-48B blended wing body aircraft.
Boeing's second X-48B air vehicle has been modified into the X-48C for research for NASA's Environmentally Responsible Aviation, or ERA, project.
Time Magazine hailed the X-48B Blended Wing Body aircraft for its innovative design and potential to transform air transportation.
04.12.13 - NASA's remotely piloted X-48C hybrid-wing-body subscale aircraft, which demonstrates technology concepts for cleaner and quieter commercial air travel, completed an eight-month flight research campaign on April 9.
08.07.12 - The remotely piloted X-48C aircraft successfully flew for the first time Tuesday at Edwards Air Force Base in California's Mojave Desert.
09.21.10 - The Boeing / NASA X-48B Blended Wing Body research aircraft resumed flight tests with a checkout flight Sept. 21 from NASA's Dryden Flight Research Center.
02.11.10 - Boeing's second X-48B air vehicle has been modified into the X-48C for research for NASA's Environmentally Responsible Aviation, or ERA, project.
The NASA 360 team tracked down the X-48B in the California desert and came away with some HD footage.
This 10-minute video highlights July 2007 flight tests of the X-48B "Skyray 48" at NASA's Dryden Flight Research Center.
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