X-48B Blended Wing Body News Archive

New round of tests under way for blended wing craft
Posted on: Sat May 31st, 2008 | avpress.com

EDWARDS AFB - Flight testing of an unusual aircraft shape that is intended to provide a more efficient means of cargo transport resumed last month at NASA Dryden Flight Research Center.

Time Magazine Recognizes the X-48B
Posted on: Sat Nov 10th, 2007 | NASA

The cover story of Time magazine's Nov. 12 edition highlights the best inventions of the year for 2007. It covers the latest innovative products from the entertainment, transportation, environmental and several other high-tech areas. From the aircraft category, the magazine recognized Boeing's X-48B...

Boeing Flies Blended Wing Body Research Aircraft
Posted on: Thu Jul 26th, 2007 | Boeing

CHICAGO, July 26, 2007 -- The innovative Boeing [NYSE: BA] Blended Wing Body (BWB) research aircraft -- designated the X-48B -- flew for the first time last week at NASA's Dryden Flight Research Center at Edwards Air Force Base in California.

Boeing's X-48B Blended-Wing Body Plane Preps for First Tests
Posted on: Mon Mar 19th, 2007 | money.cnn.com

(Business 2.0) -- -- It would be a dream come true for the airline industry: A plane that uses up to 30 percent less gas to reach its destination, compared with today's jets.

Boeing to Begin Ground Testing of X-48B Blended Wing Body Concept
Posted on: Fri Oct 27th, 2006 | Boeing

EDWARDS, Calif., Oct. 27, 2006 -- In cooperation with NASA and the U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory, Boeing [NYSE: BA] Phantom Works soon will begin ground testing of its X-48B Blended Wing Body (BWB) concept in preparation for flight testing early next year.