Sujet

Chase plane and remote-piloted test vehicle X-48, USA, 2008. Creator: Lori Losey.

Légende

Chase plane and remote-piloted test vehicle X-48, USA, 2008. The view from a NASA chase plane following one of the first flights of the remote-piloted test vehicle X-48, an extremely efficient blended wing body design. The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) conducted this research to discover whether this design of aircraft could transport cargo and eventually passengers.

Crédit

Photo12/Heritage Images/Heritage Space

Notre référence

HRM21B20_349

Model release

Non

Property release

Non

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

14,7Mo (1,1Mo) / 14,5cm x 25,4cm / 1714 x 3000 (300dpi)

Mots clés

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