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A rendering of the US Air Force blended wing body aircraft project. A blended wing body (BWB), also known as blended body, hybrid wing body (HWB) or a lifting aerofoil fuselage, [1] is a fixed-wing aircraft having no clear dividing line between the wings and the main body of the craft. [2] The aircraft has distinct wing and body structures ...
The Boeing X-48 is an American experimental unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) built to investigate the characteristics of blended wing body (BWB) aircraft. Boeing designed the X-48 and two examples were built by Cranfield Aerospace in the UK. Boeing began flight testing the X-48B version for NASA in 2007. The X-48B was later modified into the X-48C ...
Among the most likely concepts is a blended-wing-body aircraft, which combines the fuselage and wing into one. This deviates from the traditional tube-and-wing design that has been the norm for ...
Boeing and Airbus have explored designs for blended wing aircraft – now California-based JetZero aims to put one into service by 2030.
Robert Hauschild Liebeck is an American aerodynamicist, [1] professor [2] and aerospace engineer.Until retiring from his position as senior fellow [3] at the Boeing Company. [4] in 2020, [3] he oversaw their Blended Wing Body ("BWB") program.
The U.S. Air Force will invest $235 million to help a start-up manufacturer build a jet with a blended-wing body that officials say could provide greater range and efficiency for military tankers ...
Pages in category "Blended wing body" The following 18 pages are in this category, out of 18 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. ...
Matyushev says the blended wing body design originated in the 1990s from McDonnell Douglas, a major American aerospace manufacturer that merged with Boeing in 1997. Boeing never commercialized a ...