Natilus unveils Horizon BWB aircraft, promising 50% lower emissions and 30% less fuel consumption on transatlantic flights. The Blended Wing Body (BWB) design has been around since the 1920s but ...

Instead of a plane that is a long tube, Long Beach-based JetZero is developing a wedge-shaped plane called Z4 that is ...

The twinjet features a unique "blended-wing body" and is expected to carry up to 250 people. The wing poses complex challenges, but JetZero says it's a sound concept for reducing CO2 emissions.

The blended-wing plans are designed to fit into existing airport infrastructure. JetZero, for example, said Pathfinder could fit into existing Airbus A330 gates, while Natilus said Horizon could ...

The SR-71 with its blended wing body design. (Photo by Tech. Sgt. Michael Haggerty, US Air Force, 1988) ...

“One big difference between this airplane and the traditional tube and wing aircraft is that, instead of a conventional tail, the blended-wing body relies solely on multiple control surfaces on the ...

The X-48B Blended Wing Body aircraft was controlled by a pilot at a ground station. NASA and Boeing said data from the flight are already being compared with data from wind tunnel tests.

Boeing and NASA continue to push ahead with testing of their X-48B blended wing body (BWB) research aircraft, a design Boeing engineers say is about 30-percent more fuel efficient than a similarly ...

Blended Wing Body design offers greater lift, as it reduces drag and expands the lifting surface of the aircraft. The B-2 flying wing bomber is a kind of extreme blended wing.

The team has produced two 21-ft wingspan prototypes of the blended-wing body for wind-tunnel and flight testing. The Air Force has designated the vehicles as the “X-48B.” Advertisement Partner Content ...