Boeing X-48

X-48
X-48B
General information
TypeExperimental unmanned aerial vehicle
ManufacturerBoeing
StatusRetired
History
Manufactured2
First flightJuly 20, 2007

The Boeing X-48 is an American experimental unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) built to investigate the characteristics of blended wing body (BWB) aircraft. Boeing designed the X-48 and two examples were built by Cranfield Aerospace in the UK. Boeing began flight testing the X-48B version for NASA in 2007. The X-48B was later modified into the X-48C version, which was flight tested from August 2012 to April 2013. Boeing and NASA planned to develop a larger BWB demonstrator, although no updates have been provided since 2013.

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