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Researchers are testing a 21-foot wingspan
prototype of the X-48B, a blended wing body aircraft, in the Langley
Full-Scale Tunnel at NASA's Langley Research Center in Hampton,
Virginia. Boeing Phantom Works has partnered with NASA and the Air Force
Research Laboratory to study the structural, aerodynamic, and
operational advantages of the advanced aircraft concept, which looks
like a modified triangular-shaped wing and not like a conventional
plane. The Air Force has designated the prototype the "X-48B"
based on their interest in the design's potential as a multi-role,
long-range, high-capacity military aircraft.
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