Permalink: http://www.boeingimages.com/archive/Boeing-X-48C-over-NASA-Dryden-Facility--February-2013-2F3XC5P5FG7.htmlCopyright © Boeing. All Rights Reserved.View Photo/Video onlyConceptually similarBoeing X-48C Bank Turn^ February 2013Boeing X-48C Blended Wing Body Takes off from Dry LakebedBoeing X-48C Test flight^ February 2013Boeing X-48C Blended Wing Body Takes offBoeing Phantom Works X-48C Blended Wing Body (BWB)Boeing Phantom Works X-48C Ready for Test flightBoeing Phantom Works X-48C Ready for Test flightBoeing Phantom Works X-48C at SunriseBoeing Phantom Works X-48C at SunriseView AllView more with similar tones Boeing X-48C over NASA-Dryden Facility, February 2013Buy A Print or License This PhotoWhat Type of Order?Usage:The Boeing X-48C research aircraft flew for the 30th and final time April 9, 2013, marking the successful completion of an eight-month-long flight-test program to explore and further validate the aerodynamic characteristics of the Blended Wing Body design concept. All 30 flights were conducted at NASA’s Dryden flight Research Center in California. The X-48C typically flew for approximately 30 minutes on most flights, reaching speeds of up to 140 miles per hour (225 kilometers per hour) and attaining altitudes of about 10,000 feet (3,050 meters). X-48C flight testing began Aug. 7, 2012.BI233668 (ed13-0056-09)Maximum size:4310px × 3448px (~42 MB)14.3in × 11.4in (300dpi)License type:Rights ManagedKeywords:2010s-aerial views-agility-air to air-airfields-banking-beauty-blue-brown-copy space-day-deserts-Edwards Air Force Base-engines-exteriors-flying-full body views-fuselages-ground shots-haze-high-tech / advanced-left rear views-main wheels-military facilities-nose gears-perspective lines-Phantom Works-photos-sunshine-swept wings-tails-tricycle landing gears-unpaved ground-white-X-48 Blended Wing Body-X-48C Blended Wing BodyRelated Photo/Videos:View AllRelated Virtual folders:X-48 Blended Wing Body