Boeing X-48B Blended-Wing-Body Research Aircraft Family
The Boeing X-48B was a remotely piloted blended-wing-body research aircraft used by Boeing, NASA, and the Air Force Research Laboratory to explore a lifting-body transport configuration. Its integrated wing and fuselage, low-speed flight tests, and flight-control research informed later studies of efficient large transport aircraft. The B configuration completed 92 flights at NASA Dryden between 2007 and 2010. One X-48B research airframe was then modified into the X-48C low-noise configuration; the C designation identifies that modified research configuration.
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Identity
- Aliases
- X-48BBoeing X-48BBlended Wing Body demonstrator
- Family Name
- Boeing X-48B Blended-Wing-Body
- Full Name
- Boeing X-48B Blended-Wing-Body Research Aircraft Family
- Roles
- researchexperimentaltechnology_demonstrator
- Status
- retired
- Type
- aircraft
Details
- Aircraft Specs
- Configuration
- fixed_wing
- Crew Capacity
- 0
- Operating Modes
- land
- Takeoff Landing Capabilities
- conventional
- Description
- The Boeing X-48B was a remotely piloted blended-wing-body research aircraft used by Boeing, NASA, and the Air Force Research Laboratory to explore a lifting-body transport configuration. Its integrated wing and fuselage, low-speed flight tests, and flight-control research informed later studies of efficient large transport aircraft. The B configuration completed 92 flights at NASA Dryden between 2007 and 2010. One X-48B research airframe was then modified into the X-48C low-noise configuration; the C designation identifies that modified research configuration.
- Dimensions
- Wingspan
- …
- First Flight Year
- 2,007
- Last Flight Year
- 2,010
- Manufacturer
Links
- Official Url
- https://www.nasa.gov/aeronautics/x-48b/
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- Creation Time
- August 7, 2026 at 02:52:54 UTC
- Updated Time
- October 29, 2026 at 15:14:03 UTC
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