The U.S. Air Force, through the Defense Innovation Unit, is investing $235 million over four years in JetZero's blended wing body (BWB) aircraft design. JetZero will build a full-scale BWB ...

NASA and Boeing are pausing the development of the X-66 full-scale Sustainable Flight Demonstrator. Instead, they will re-focus their efforts on demonstrating the benefits of thin-wing technology.

Following a series of secret tests, Airbus has revealed a futuristic “blended wing” commercial aircraft design that promises to cut fuel consumption up to 20%. The French aircraft maker rolled out a ...

United Airlines (NASDAQ:UAL) aims to be one of the first U.S. commercial carriers to fly passengers on a futuristic blended wing body ("BWB") aircraft, thanks to its investment in startup JetZero, ...

When it comes to clean, hydrogen-powered aircraft, the extra storage space out toward the wings is perfect for carrying hydrogen tanks, which are lightweight but take up a lot of space. Indeed, a ...

Aerospace startup Natilus is taking on the biggest players in civil aviation, unveiling its plans to build its Horizon Blended Wing Body (BWB) passenger/cargo liner that can carry 200 passengers from ...

While high wing loading benefits cruise performance and reduces turbulence sensitivity, it forces a very narrow landing ...

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Click to viewHere’s a pic of the new X-48B, Boeing’s Blended Wing Body research aircraft in flight for the first time. The prototype, developed by Boeing Phantom Works with cooperation from NASA and ...

An aircraft carrier airwing’s mainstay will always be its fighter jets, through which the carrier battle group can project force and take the fight to an adversary. The U.S. Navy has the largest and ...

This overall view of the Horten Ho 229 highlights the heavily rusted intake fairing on the left. After examination of historical images, where this section was missing, it was discovered that the left ...

HOHENFELS, Germany (Feb, 12, 2018) -- The airspace directly above a battlefield has historically belonged to rotary, or fixed wing aircraft. This still may be the case for firepower, but there is a ...