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Larrimer, Bruce I.,

Beyond tube-and-wing : the X-48 blended wing-body and NASA's quest to reshape future transport aircraft / X-48 blended wing-body and NASA's quest to reshape future transport aircraft Bruce I. Larrimer. - viii, 263 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm. - NASA aeronautics book series NASA SP ; 2020-644 . - NASA aeronautics book series. NASA SP (Series) ; 644. .

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Includes bibliographical references (pages 227-236) and index.

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.

ISBN: 9781626830585 9781626830592 1626830584 1626830592

LCCN: 2020004749

Subjects--Corporate Names:
United States. National Aeronautics and Space Administration --Research.
Boeing Company--Research.
United States. National Aeronautics and Space Administration.
Boeing Company.

Subjects--Topical Terms:
X-48 (Research plane)
Blended wing-body aircraft--Design and construction--History.--United States
X-48 (Research plane)
Research.

Subjects--Geographic Terms:
United States.

Index Terms--Genre/Form:
History.

LC Class. No.: TL567.R47 / L25 2020

Dewey Class. No.: 629.133349

Gov. Doc. Class. No.: NAS 1.120:X 2