X-48B Flight Tests Push Toward Stall With Revised Software
Credit: NASA/CARLA THOMAS
Boeing and NASA will retest the X-48B blended wing body at high angles of attack following installation of new control software designed to tackle unexpected oscillations encountered during stall tests. The 21-ft.-span vehicle—which is an 8.5% dynamic scale of a 240-ft.-span aircraft—could form the...
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