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Article #30: Blended Wing Body Airliners by 2017?

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






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