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Larrimer, Bruce I., author.
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X-48 (Research plane)
Blended wing-body aircraft -- United States -- Design and construction -- History.
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Beyond tube-and-wing : the X-48 blended wing-body and NASA's quest to reshape future transport aircraft / Bruce I. Larrimer.
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Larrimer, Bruce I., author.
Washington, DC : NASA, [2020]
Subjects
X-48 (Research plane)
Blended wing-body aircraft -- United States -- Design and construction -- History.
ISBN:
9781626830592 (paperback)
1626830592 (paperback)
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NASA aeronautics book series.
Description:
viii, 263 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm.
Contents:
Seeking "an aerodynamic renaissance" -- "The concept appears to be a winner" -- From concept to design -- Small-scale testbeds -- NASA's first effort : the blended wing-body low-speed vehicle -- Aerodynamic testing and vehicle fabrication -- The X-48B and X-48C take to the air -- Epilogue. Towards a full-size airplane -- Appendix. X-48B and X-48C test flights at NASA Dryden.
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"This book details the remarkable efforts to develop a new aircraft configuration known as the Blended Wing-Body (BWB). Responding to a challenge from NASA, McDonnell Douglas Corporation initiated studies in the early 1990s to determine if this new configuration could bring about significant advantages over conventional sweptwing, streamlined tube, and swept-tail designs. Research precipitated the design and construction of two small-scale demonstrators: the X-48B. After McDonnell Douglas' merger with Boeing, the X-48B flew 92 test flights before modification into the X-48C, which in turn flew 30 flights under the auspices of NASA's Environmentally Responsible Aviation Program"--Provided by publisher.
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Hawaii State Library
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629.13334 La
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