NASA's Blended Wing prototype reconfigured for extra hush
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In flight: NASA's X48-C Blended Wing Body prototype (Photo: NASA/Carla Thomas)
NASA's X48-C on the ground (Photo: NASA/Carla Thomas)
Wingtips have been moved to the tail section for the X48-C (Photo: NASA/Carla Thomas)
The first test flights of the X48-C took place in August of 2012 (Photo: NASA/Carla Thomas)
The previous triple-engined X48-B (Photo: NASA/Carla Thomas)
Article Summary
It's easy to forget that, between roving Mars and maintaining a permanent manned space presence, NASA also takes a keen interest in conventional flight. 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. So perhaps we should modify that prior statement: NASA also takes a keen interest in unconventional conventional flight.
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