02910cam a22006618i 4500 001124441 PUCPR 20250804093351.0 200211s2020 dcua b f001 0 eng 2020004749 9781626830585 (hardback) 9781626830592 (paperback) 9781626830608 (epub) 1626830584 1626830592 (OCoLC)1155484222 DGPO/DLC eng rda DLC OCLCO GPO OCLCF GPO OCL OCLCO GPO pcc n-us--- BEV TL567.R47 L25 2020 629.133349 23 NAS 1.120:X 2 23 Larrimer, Bruce I., author. Beyond tube-and-wing : the X-48 blended wing-body and NASA's quest to reshape future transport aircraft / Bruce I. Larrimer. X-48 blended wing-body and NASA's quest to reshape future transport aircraft Washington, DC : NASA, 2020. ©2020 viii, 263 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm. text txt rdacontent unmediated n rdamedia volume nc rdacarrier NASA aeronautics book series NASA SP ; 2020-644 Print format not distributed to depository libraries. 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. United States. National Aeronautics and Space Administration Research. Boeing Company Research. United States. National Aeronautics and Space Administration. fast Boeing Company. fast X-48 (Research plane) Blended wing-body aircraft United States Design and construction History. X-48 (Research plane) fast Research. fast United States. fast History. fast United States. National Aeronautics and Space Administration, issuing body. Online version: Larrimer, Bruce I. Beyond tube-and-wing. Washington, DC : NASA, 2020 9781626830608 (DLC) 2020004750 (OCoLC)1155487588 NASA aeronautics book series. NASA SP (Series) ; 644. GPO01 BOOK NAS 1.120:X 2 20201218 2020 02 FDL21000228 sudocs 21 304417 304417 0 0 sudocs 0 0 10 10 5 2025-08-04 Federal Depository 0 NAS 1.120:X 2 80000002571845 2025-08-04 09:36:48 2025-08-04 21