NASA/Boeing X-48B BWB Phase 1 flight tests

NASA video showing highlights of Phase 1 flight tests of the Boeing X-48B subscale blended wing body demonstrator at NASA's Dryden Flight Research Center on Edwards Air Force Base, Calif. The remotely piloted aircraft completed the 80th and last flight of the first phase on March 19, 2010, almost three years after the X-48B's first flight on July 20, 2007.

(NOTE: higher resolution - replaces version posted earlier)

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Science & Technology

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• aviation
• aircraft
• NASA
• Boeing
• X-48B
• BWB
• unmanned
• UAV

[Attilaakiraly]

cool now i'm eager to hear the news on giving green light for a full scale model production!

[Attilaakiraly]

@Prolocater as far as i heard about it, its going to start up as a military aircraft after 2020.... typical....

[wtfareuserious]

I saw this a long long long time ago on the discovery channel its nice to see them following through

[PistonDriven]

build it, please. Pretty please..!

[stratosjoebar]

it has a gyro, look at the tail....

[SGTSnakeUSMC]

Looks very stable.

[Prolocater]

is this going to be the next generation of commercial aviation