02851oam 22005532 450 991071507590332120210629091409.0(CKB)5470000002507285(OCoLC)1155487588(EXLCZ)99547000000250728520200211d2020 ua 0engur|||||||||||txtrdacontentnrdamediancrdacarrierBeyond tube-and-wing the X-48 blended wing-body and NASA's quest to reshape future transport aircraft /Bruce I. LarrimerWashington, DC :NASA,2020.©20201 online resource (viii, 263 pages) illustrations (some color)NASA aeronautics book seriesNASA SP ;2020-6441-62683-060-6 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."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.Beyond tube-and-wing X-48 (Research plane)Blended wing-body aircraftUnited StatesDesign and constructionHistoryX-48 (Research plane)fastUnited StatesfastHistory.fastX-48 (Research plane)Blended wing-body aircraftDesign and constructionHistory.X-48 (Research plane)629.133349Larrimer Bruce I.1354209United States.National Aeronautics and Space Administration,DLCDLCOCLCOOCLCFOCLCOOCLCQGPOBOOK9910715075903321Beyond tube-and-wing3401566UNINA