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X-48B

Boeing's X-48B Blended Wing Body technology demonstrator shows off its unique lines at sunset on Rogers Dry Lake adjacent to NASA DFRC.

 
Photo Number: ED06-0201-1
Photo Date: October 24, 2006
 
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Photo
Description:
Boeing's X-48B Blended Wing Body technology demonstrator shows off its unique lines at sunset on Rogers Dry Lake adjacent to NASA's Dryden Flight Research Center. (Boeing photo # SMF06_F_KOEH_X48B-0900a)
 
Project
Description:
Boeing Phantom Works has partnered with NASA and the Air Force Research Laboratory to study the structural, aerodynamic and operational advantages of the Blended-Wing Body advanced aircraft concept, a cross between a conventional plane and a flying wing design. The Air Force has designated the prototype the X-48B based on its interest in the design's potential as a multi-role, long-range, high-capacity military transport aircraft.
 
NASA Photo by: Robert Ferguson (Boeing)
 
Keywords: X-48, X-48B, Blended Wing Body concept demonstrator, Boeing Phantom Works, lakebed, Rogers Dry Lake
 


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