X-48B Resumes Flight Tests at NASA Dryden

After undergoing a major overhaul and upgrades, the Boeing / NASA X-48B Blended Wing Body research aircraft resumed flight tests with a checkout flight Sept. 21 from NASA's Dryden Flight Research Center at Edwards Air Force Base, Calif.


The X-48B blended wing body research aircraft performing flight test at NASA's Dryden Flight Research Center.(NASA / Carla Thomas) In addition to NASA and Boeing, the X-48B team includes Cranfield Aerospace Ltd. in the United Kingdom, and the U.S. Air Force  [...]

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