NASA to begin ground testing of Blended Wing Body prototype at Dryden

BLENDED WING BODY: NASA, the U.S. Air Force and Boeing soon will begin ground testing of the X-48B Blended Wing Body (BWB) concept in preparation for flight testing early next year. Testing will take place at NASA's Dryden Flight Research Center in California, where two 21-foot wingspan unmanned...

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