| What he is a blended winning body (BWB)? Well it is | | | | through the air. Some figures in win total tests at |
| a flying wing type aircraft similar to the B-2 bomber. | | | | NASA show that a BWB is 42 percent more efficient |
| Some say we will have blended Wing body airliners | | | | than a regular airliner with a Wing, tail and horizontal |
| within the next two decades. In fact Boeing is | | | | stabilizers all sticking out of the wind. |
| considering building an airliner, which would be a flying | | | | In aircraft, which is 42 percent more efficient will use |
| Wing body aircraft. But why? Well, there are several | | | | less fuel and need less power to obtain the same |
| reasons why for instance; | | | | performance. And we all know that fuel is a very |
| A blended Wing body airliner would be much more | | | | important consideration in aircraft design and helping |
| efficient with greater lift and reduced drag. Without | | | | an airline's bottom line. Currently fuel costs are one of |
| the fuselage there is less frontal area to push | | | | the greatest costs for airlines. |