Blended-Wing Controllability To Be Explored in Upcoming Tests

Credit: NASA/BOEING
Boeing and NASA are preparing to stall the X-48B research aircraft for the first time under the latest block of tests at Dryden Flight Research Center. Stall testing is a key milestone for the unconventionally shaped blended wing body (BWB) concept and its sophisticated flight control system, and...

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