Test of Futuristic X-48C is Historic Wind Tunnel's Swan Song

A historic wind tunnel at NASA's Langley Research Center in Hampton, Va., has been pressed into service one last time to help test the prototype of a new, more fuel-efficient, quieter aircraft design. embedFlashVideo("/387707main_x48c-timelapse.flv","center","400","260","Time lapse video of the assembly of the X-48C model prior to testing. (FLV)","/images/content/387708main_x48c-video-400.jpg")