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First Phase of X-48B Flight Tests Completed
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First Phase of X-48B Flight Tests Completed

NASA / AFRC · 2010-03-19 · photograph (digital archive)

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A joint NASA/Boeing team completed the first phase of flight tests on the unique X-48B Blended Wing Body aircraft at NASA's Dryden Flight Research Center at Edwards, CA. The team completed the 80th and last flight of the project's first phase on March 19, 2010.

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Armstrong Flight Research CenterAFRCX-48B
Credit lineFirst Phase of X-48B Flight Tests Completed. NASA/AFRC, 2010-03-19. Public domain. ID: ED10-0056-35.
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