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 planned to develop a larger BWB demonstrator, although no updates have been provided since 2013.
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- Manufacturer
- Boeing
- First flight
- 2007-07-20
Specifications
- Cruise speed
- 118 kt
- Max speed
- 118 kt
- Service ceiling
- 10,000 ft
- Max takeoff weight
- 500 lb
- Empty weight
- 392 lb
- Powerplant
- 3 × JetCat P200 turbojet
- Engines
- 3
- Wingspan
- 21 ft
- Number built
- 2
Specifications are approximate and may vary by variant. Compiled from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
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