Boeing X-48

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blended wing body aircraft experimental aircraft research aircraft unmanned aerial vehicle

The Boeing X-48 is an experimental blended wing body research aircraft developed to test advanced aerodynamic and efficiency concepts for future military and commercial planes.

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Observed surface forms (3)

Surface form Occurrences
Boeing X-48B 2
Boeing X-48C 2
Boeing X-48A 1

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf blended wing body aircraft ⓘ
experimental aircraft ⓘ
research aircraft ⓘ
unmanned aerial vehicle ⓘ
aircraftRole technology demonstrator ⓘ
airframeMaterial composite materials ⓘ
configuration blended wing body ⓘ
controlSystem fly-by-wire ⓘ
controlType remote controlled ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
crew 0 ⓘ
designationSeries X-plane ⓘ
developer Boeing ⓘ
Cranfield Aerospace ⓘ
NASA ⓘ
engineType turbofan ⓘ
firstFlightDate 2007-07-20 ⓘ
intendedApplication future commercial transport aircraft ⓘ
future military transport aircraft ⓘ
manufacturer Boeing Phantom Works ⓘ
numberOfEngines 3 ⓘ
operatedBy NASA Armstrong Flight Research Center ⓘ
surface form: NASA Dryden Flight Research Center
primaryUser NASA ⓘ
programPartner Air Force Research Laboratory ⓘ
surface form: U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory
programStartDate 2000s ⓘ
propulsionType jet ⓘ
researchField aerodynamics ⓘ
aircraft structures ⓘ
flight dynamics ⓘ
researchObjective improved lift-to-drag ratio ⓘ
reduced community noise ⓘ
reduced environmental impact ⓘ
reduced fuel burn ⓘ
scale subscale demonstrator ⓘ
status retired ⓘ
successor Boeing X-48 self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Boeing X-48B

Boeing X-48 self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Boeing X-48C
testLocation Edwards Air Force Base ⓘ
NASA Armstrong Flight Research Center ⓘ
surface form: NASA Dryden Flight Research Center
usedFor aerodynamic research ⓘ
blended wing body research ⓘ
flight control research ⓘ
fuel efficiency research ⓘ
noise reduction research ⓘ
variant Boeing X-48 self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Boeing X-48A

Boeing X-48 self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Boeing X-48B

Boeing X-48 self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Boeing X-48C
wingType tailless flying wing ⓘ

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Boeing X-48 → successor → Boeing X-48 self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Boeing X-48B
Boeing X-48 → successor → Boeing X-48 self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Boeing X-48C
Boeing X-48 → variant → Boeing X-48 self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Boeing X-48A
Boeing X-48 → variant → Boeing X-48 self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Boeing X-48B
Boeing X-48 → variant → Boeing X-48 self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Boeing X-48C