Boeing’s new X-48B is an aircraft designed using the most basic block of aviation theory. The aircraft is shaped as a wing and features no tail or tube. If these two parts are missing obviously, there is no need of a fuselage. This uniquely shaped Blended Wing Body (BWB) prototype has improved fuel efficiency.
The theory suggests that it will produce low drag, making it up to 30 percent more fuel-efficient than traditional tube-and-wing designs. This 21 feet aircraft will undergo testing at NASA’s Dryden research facility in the Mojave Desert this year. If successful, the design will find great application in aviation and provide a good platform for heavy lifters with enough internal volume to hold vast amounts of cargo and as many as 800 passengers.
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