Blended wing body free flight

Researchers at NASA's Langley Research Center in Hampton, Va. conducted a free flight test of a five percent scale model of a blended wing body "flying wing" in the Langley Full-Scale Tunnel. During tests in the tunnel's huge 30X60 foot test section, pilots "flew" the 12-foot wingspan, 80-pound model. It stayed aloft in the tunnel's wind stream constrained only by a tether cable. The flying wing is the biggest model ever to be free flight tested in the Full Scale Tunnel.
NASA is working with industry and government partners on this advanced, more fuel-efficient and environmentally friendly airplane concept. Researchers say a blended wing body could be useful as a multi-role aircraft for the military, including functioning as a tanker or cargo or transport plane.

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[Vrael1022]

But how would the passengers be evacuated...

[NASALANGLEY]

@Vrael1022 Early designs are looking at this aircraft configuration for cargo, but that's part of what we do in research - look at aircraft designs and determine what modifications might be needed to accommodate people and technologies. We also work with other federal agencies and industry on safety procedures and other important design issues.

[NASALANGLEY]

Our engineers say we are not using data from our lifting body research, because the geometry of the two vehicles is very different. Thanks for asking.

[NASALANGLEY]

Many advancements in civilian airliners (and life) started as military projects (one example - GPS) NASA is interested in innovations that can help make aviation quieter, safer, more efficient and environmentally friendly and space travel more accessible. We work with many partners to try to accomplish those goals.

[EstebanCRC]

@TheRobloxianTalisman Too soon tu use the "wasting your time commenting " card bro. U fail this time but keep on trolling.

[TheRobloxianTalisman]

@EstebanCRC Can you do better? If not, then stop wasting your time on such comments.

[EstebanCRC]

fake

[machacoification]

cool by the time this plane will be built and up in the air there will be not much oil left in the world...waste of time you better start genetically modifying horses that eat less and run faster

[hotrod4you2]

boeing must build a super jumbo, airbus mostly built there super jumbo before the 2008 stock market fall making it easier to do,but boeing will lose big time if there not ready for next gen body and that must a a (full double decker)550+ comfortably thats better that the a380. why, you know why, because airbus will be adding some updated a380 soon.boeing has lost much more than than just orders! Boeing 797 sounds like the future and if successful could change everthing? and it must be done

[blueeyesmaster9]

@lilice013 totally

[lilice013]

@blueeyesmaster9 kewl ! soo they can do that???

[blueeyesmaster9]

@lilice013 Thats not a problem. G's are from fast changes in direction not gentle accelerations or turns.