X-48

Aircraft

X-48C Blended Wing Body aircraft flight testing campaign comes to a close

The X-48C Blended Wing Body (BWB, aka Hybrid Wing Body) research aircraft made its 30th and final flight as part of an eight month flight testing campaign last week.
Aircraft

NASA's Blended Wing prototype reconfigured for extra hush

Developed in conjunction with Boeing, NASA's X-48C is the latest iteration in its six-year X-48 program to develop an unmanned Blended Wing Body aircraft.