Boeing X-48B
Posted by bensto in AIRPLANE on 02 25th, 2008
Boeing is hoping its new X-48B aircraft will become the commercial airliner of the future ,but may look like a stealth fighter jet. The blended-wing plane—a name given to planes that merge the fuselage and wings into one—eliminates the tail part of a plane (which is usually the part of the plane responsible for drag). In doing so, the X-48B uses up to 30% less gas than a typical airliner. Boeing hopes to have a military version of the plane ready by 2022, and a passenger model by 2030.
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