Boeing X-48
The Boeing X-48 is an American experimental unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) built to investigate the characteristics of blended wing body (BWB) aircraft. Boeing designed the X-48 and two examples were built by Cranfield Aerospace in the UK. Boeing began flight testing the X-48B version for NASA in 2007. The X-48B was later modified into the X-48C version, which was flight tested from August 2012 to April 2013. Boeing and NASA plan to develop a larger BWB demonstrator.
| X-48 | |
|---|---|
| X-48B | |
| Role | Experimental unmanned aerial vehicle |
| Manufacturer | Boeing |
| First flight | July 20, 2007 |
| Status | Retired |
| Produced | 2 |
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