MDC/NASA pursue X-plane

McDONNELL DOUGLAS (MDC) and NASA are working on a proposal for an X-plane programme in which a manned, quarter-scale model of the company's blended wing-body (BWB) airliner design would be flight tested. Officials say that the project is continuing, although it is not known whether it will survive Boeing's acquisition ...

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