Blended wing aircraft could slash carbon emissions. This rendering shows a design by California-based JetZero, which aims to have a plane in service by 2030. (Jet Zero) The basic design of commercial ...

The U.S. Air Force says it has picked aviation startup JetZero to design and build a full-size demonstrator aircraft with a blended wing body, or BWB, configuration. The goal is for the aircraft, ...

More than a century of aviation has given us humans certain preconceptions when it comes to the machines that fly in our sky. Just take the shape of an aircraft into consideration. The simple mention ...

Key Points and Summary – A “paradigm-changing” 1999 concept, the Lockheed Martin X-44 MANTA, is identified as the spiritual ...

Modern wings are mostly designed to reduce drag but also save on weight, and provide other benefits to fuel consumption for ...

San Diego startup Natilus plans to build the world's first blended wing body (BWB) airliner, the Horizon, aiming for a 2030 launch. The Horizon is designed to seat 200 passengers and use 30% less fuel ...

Delta Air Lines has agreed to support start-up JetZero’s development of a blended-wing-body commercial aircraft by providing operational and cabin-design input. In revealing the partnership on 5 March ...

EDWARDS, Calif. — NASA’s Dryden Flight Research Center in Edwards, Calif., provided critical support for the first flight July 20 of the X-48B. The 21-foot wingspan, 500-pound remotely piloted test ...

Here’s What You Need To Remember: The U.S. Air Force expressed interest in the design presumably as a long-range, multi-role bomber. However, Boeing’s VP of Product Development and Future Airplane ...

The basic design of commercial airplanes hasn’t changed much in the past 60 years. Modern airliners like the Boeing 787 and the Airbus A350 have the same general shape as the Boeing 707 and the ...