NASA Demonstrates Controllability of X-48B
Credit: NASA
After completing an 80-flight test phase that proved a tailless flying-wing aircraft could be controlled safely at low airspeed, NASA expects to fly a modified version of Boeing’s X-48B blended wing-body demonstrator in about a year to test a revised configuration and additional capabilities. The X...
Subscription Required
This content requires a subscription to one of the Aviation Week Intelligence Network (AWIN) bundles.
Schedule a demo today to find out how you can access this content and similar content related to your area of the global aviation industry.
Already an AWIN subscriber? Login
Did you know? Aviation Week has won top honors multiple times in the Jesse H. Neal National Business Journalism Awards, the business-to-business media equivalent of the Pulitzer Prizes.
Related Content
