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X-48B Skyray First Flight Highlights (2007)

Feb 072012

Credit: NASA Dryden Flight Research Center
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The X-48 is an experimental unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) for investigation into the characteristics of blended wing body (BWB) aircraft, a type of flying wing. It is currently under development by Boeing and NASA.

Hydroplaning – The Spindown Effect (1966)

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Feb 042012

Credit: NASA Langley Research Center (NASA-LaRC)
This old NASA film explains what tire hydroplaning is and why it occurs. This clip shows ‘Spindown’ of a tire on an aircraft landing gear, from a test facility at Langley.