X-48C Hybrid - Blended Wing Body Demonstrator
Earth and sky met as the X-48C Hybrid Wing Body aircraft flew over Edwards Air Force Base on Feb. 28, 2013, from NASA's Dryden Flight Research Center, Edwards, CA. The long boom protruding from between the tails is part of the aircraft's parachute-deployment flight termination system.
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NASA ID
ED13-0057-24
Date Created
February 28, 2013
Center
AFRC
Media Type
image
Photographer
Carla Thomas
Location
NASA Dryden Flight Research Center, Edwards, CA
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