Boeing X-48
Boeing X-48 je majhno eksperimentalno trimotorno brezpilotno letalo, ki je namenjeno raziskovanju karakteristik BWB krila oz. letečega krila. Letno testiranje X-48B se je začelo julija 2007. Pozneje so ravzili dvomotorno različico X-48C, ki so jo testirali od avgusta 2012 do aprila 2013.
| X-48 | |
|---|---|
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| X-48B | |
| Vloga | Eksperimentalno brezpilotno letalo |
| Proizvajalec/-ci | Boeing |
| Krstni polet | 20. julij 2007 |
| Status | V fazi testiranja |
| Glavni uporabnik | NASA |
| Izdelovan | 2 |
Poganjajo ga trije turboreaktivni motorji JetCat P200, vsak s 24 kg potisk (0,23 kN)
Specifikacije (X-48B)
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Splošne značilnosti
- Posadka: 0
- Razpon kril: 20 ft 5 in (6,22 m)
- Površina kril: 100,5 sq ft (9,34 m2)
- Vitkost: 4,1
- Bruto teža: 500 lb (227 kg)
- Pogon letala: 3 × JetCat P200 turboreaktivni motor, 52 lbf (0,23 kN) potisk motorjev vsak
Zmogljivost
- Maks. hitrost: 136 mph; 219 km/h (118 kn)
- Trajanje leta: 40 minut
- Višina leta (servisna): 10.000 ft (3.048 m)
Glej tudi
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uredi- ↑ Parsch, Andreas. "Boeing X-48." Designation-Systems.net, June 2009. Retrieved: April 7, 2010.
- ↑ "X-48B Blended Wing Body." NASA, February 11, 2010. Retrieved: April 7, 2010.
Bibliografija
uredi- Chambers, Joseph R. "SP-2005-4539: Innovation In Flight: Research Of The NASA Langley Research Center On Revolutionary Advanced Concepts For Aeronautics." Washington, D.C.: NASA, August 2005.
- Jenkins, Dennis R., Tony Landis and Jay Miller. "American X-Vehicles: An Inventory—X-1 to X-50." Washington, D.C.: NASA, June 2003.
- Liebeck, R.H. "Design of the Blended Wing Body Subsonic Transport."[mrtva povezava] AIAA Journal of Aircraft, Volume 41, Issue 1, January–February 2004, pp. 10–25.
- Norris, Guy; Wagner, Mark (2009). Boeing 787 Dreamliner. Minneapolis, Minnesota: Zenith Press. ISBN 978-0-7603-2815-6.
- Rose, Bill (2010). Secret Projects: Flying Wings and Tailless Aircraft. Hinckley, UK: Midland Publishing. ISBN 978-1-85780-320-4.
Zunanje povezave
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Wikimedijina zbirka ponuja več gradiva o temi:
 X-48B image | |
| X-48C during construction |
- X-48B page and X-48B images on NASA/DFRC site
- X-48B page, X-48B brochure Arhivirano 2014-01-10 na Wayback Machine., X-48C news, Cranfield Aerospace Arhivirano 2014-01-10 na Wayback Machine.
- Boeing X-48B (United States), Unmanned aerial vehicles, Jane's Information Group
- "Boeing Phantom Works to Lead Research on X-48B Blended Wing Body Concept"
- "'Blended wing' craft passes wind-tunnel tests", New Scientist
- "Boeing enters second phase of X-48B flight trials", Flight International
- Jet Cat P200 page, JetCat USA Turbines Arhivirano 2015-02-18 na Wayback Machine.