New Phase Of X-48B Blended Wing Body Flight Work Begins
Credit: NASA/TONY LANDIS
Boeing is gearing up to attempt the first flight of the X-48B blended wing body (BWB) scaled demonstrator without fixed leading-edge slats after resuming flights following a four-month hiatus. The 21-ft.-span unmanned air vehicle took to the air on Jan. 18 at Edwards AFB, Calif., for its seventh...
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