X-48C Takes to the Air on Its First Flight

The remotely operated X-48C Blended Wing Body aircraft lifts off Rogers Dry Lake at Edwards Air Force Base, Calif., on its first test flight Aug. 7, 2012. The sub-scale technology demonstrator, modified from the prior X-48B configuration, began a new flight test phase in a partnership between NASA and The Boeing Company's Phantom Works research and technology division. (www.youtube.com) 기타...