Researchers at NASA’s Langley Research Center are trying to beat birds at their own game with the experimental X-48B, the world’s first blended wing body aircraft. In other words: it has no tail. The craft, now undergoing remotely-piloted testing, may be in service in 10 to 15 years.
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