Beyond tube-and-wing : the X-48 blended wing-body and NASA's quest to reshape future transport aircraft / Bruce I. Larrimer.
| Author/creator | Larrimer, Bruce I. author. |
| Other author | United States. National Aeronautics and Space Administration issuing body. |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication | Washington, DC : NASA, 2020. |
| Copyright Date | ©2020 |
| Description | 1 online resource (viii, 263 pages) : illustrations (some color). |
| Supplemental Content | Available in PDF, MOBI and EPUB versions |
| Subjects |
| Portion of title | X-48 blended wing-body and NASA's quest to reshape future transport aircraft |
| Series | NASA aeronautics book series NASA SP ; 2020-644 NASA aeronautics book series. ^A1296364 NASA SP (Series) ; 644. ^A14053 |
| Contents | Seeking "an aerodynamic renaissance" -- "The concept appears to be a winner" -- From concept to design -- Small-scale testbeds -- NASA's first effort : the blended wing-body low-speed vehicle -- Aerodynamic testing and vehicle fabrication -- The X-48B and X-48C take to the air -- Epilogue. Towards a full-size airplane -- Appendix. X-48B and X-48C test flights at NASA Dryden. |
| General note | GPO Cataloging Record Distribution Program (CRDP). |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (pages 227-236) and index. |
| Copyright note | National Aeronautics and Space Administration Copyright 2019 by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration 2019 |
| Source of description | Description based on online resource; title from title page (NASA website, viewed June 28, 2021). |
| Issued in other form | Print version: Larrimer, Bruce I. Beyond tube-and-wing. Washington, DC : NASA, 2020 9781626830585 |
| Genre/form | History. |
| LCCN | 2020004750 |
| ISBN | 9781626830608 (epub) |
| ISBN | 1626830606 |
| ISBN | (hardback) |
| ISBN | (paperback) |
| GPO item number | 0830-C-46 (online) |
| Govt. docs number | NAS 1.120:X 2 |