NASA’s Dryden Flight Research Center at Edwards Air Force Base in California is all set, with two steadfast 21-foot wingspan models, for ground testing of the X-48B Blended Wing Body (BWB) by early 2008, where it will go through ground testing to certify its engine- and fuel-system integrity, battery endurance, telemetry link communication, flight-control software, and low- and high-speed taxiing characteristics as well.
The purpose behind the trial is to search and certify the structural, aerodynamic and operational advantages of the BWB concept. Sensing the potential of the aircraft, U.S. Air Force has designated, the prospect military aircraft, with X-48B. Three turbojet engines of the X-48B will accede to a flight about 120 knots and 10,000 feet in altitude during flight testing.
To quote Norm Princen, Boeing Phantom Works chief engineer for the X-48B program,
Earlier wind-tunnel testing and the upcoming flight testing are focused on learning more about the BWB’s low-speed flight-control characteristics, especially during takeoffs and landings. Knowing how accurately our models predict these characteristics is an important step in the further development of this concept.
Via: gizmag
The purpose behind the trial is to search and certify the structural, aerodynamic and operational advantages of the BWB concept. Sensing the potential of the aircraft, U.S. Air Force has designated, the prospect military aircraft, with X-48B. Three turbojet engines of the X-48B will accede to a flight about 120 knots and 10,000 feet in altitude during flight testing.
To quote Norm Princen, Boeing Phantom Works chief engineer for the X-48B program,
Earlier wind-tunnel testing and the upcoming flight testing are focused on learning more about the BWB’s low-speed flight-control characteristics, especially during takeoffs and landings. Knowing how accurately our models predict these characteristics is an important step in the further development of this concept.
Via: gizmag
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