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Air Force Awards Contract for Blended Wing Body Aircraft
Posted on 8/17/23 at 3:05 pm
Posted on 8/17/23 at 3:05 pm
Via Aviation Week.
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The U.S. Air Force on Aug. 16 named JetZero as the winner of a $235 million contract to partially fund the development and production of the first full-scale blended wing body (BWB) demonstrator to achieve a first flight in four years.
By optimizing the inboard section of a blended wing to carry payload, JetZero proposes that the BWB configuration can achieve 50% fuel savings compared to a traditional “tube-and-wing” commercial aircraft.
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Posted on 8/17/23 at 3:08 pm to WB Davis
I wonder how much better the Chinese and Russian versions of these are.
This post was edited on 8/17/23 at 3:17 pm
Posted on 8/17/23 at 3:09 pm to jizzle6609
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I w
won't know until we have them in production
Posted on 8/17/23 at 3:09 pm to 777Tiger
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won't know until we have them in production
LOL
Posted on 8/17/23 at 3:11 pm to 777Tiger
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won't know until we have them in production
They need to speed up their intellectual property theft from the United States to offset their looming massive population problem.
Wish them the best with that whole thing.
Posted on 8/17/23 at 3:11 pm to WB Davis
I’d like to see a list of the venture capitalists funding JetZero.
Posted on 8/17/23 at 3:14 pm to WB Davis
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BWB configuration can achieve 50% fuel savings compared to a traditional “tube-and-wing” commercial aircraft.
I mean, aren't modern commercial aircraft wings designed more for durability and safety than fuel economy? That's a bigger priority for commercial travel than fuel.
This post was edited on 8/17/23 at 3:15 pm
Posted on 8/17/23 at 3:14 pm to BilbeauTBaggins
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aren't modern commercial aircraft wings designed more for durability and safety than fuel economy?
no
Posted on 8/17/23 at 3:15 pm to BilbeauTBaggins
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I mean, aren't modern commercial aircraft wings designed more for durability and safety than fuel economy? That's a bigger priority for commercial travel than fuel.
This is for military usage.
Posted on 8/17/23 at 3:16 pm to WB Davis
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JetZero
10% for the big guy
Posted on 8/17/23 at 3:19 pm to jizzle6609
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wonder how much better the Chinese and Russian versions of these are.
When have they been? The USAF has dominated this theater fork multiple decades.
Posted on 8/17/23 at 3:20 pm to CajunTiger78
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The USAF has dominated this theater forever.
fify
Posted on 8/17/23 at 3:23 pm to WB Davis
Who the hell is Jet Zero?!??
That’s some nice vapor ware. Why would the Air Force award a contract to a start-up company that’s never built actual aircraft?!? Yeah, I call BS on 50% fuel savings.
That’s some nice vapor ware. Why would the Air Force award a contract to a start-up company that’s never built actual aircraft?!? Yeah, I call BS on 50% fuel savings.
This post was edited on 8/17/23 at 3:25 pm
Posted on 8/17/23 at 3:25 pm to NoBoDawg
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Why would the Air Force award a contract to a start-up company that’s never built actual aircraft?!?
bro, do you even, retiree turned consultant to defense contractor peddling influence?
Posted on 8/17/23 at 3:25 pm to jizzle6609
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I wonder how much better the Chinese and Russian versions of these are.
Please be sarcasm. Nobody can be this dumb.
Posted on 8/17/23 at 3:26 pm to WB Davis
Posted on 8/17/23 at 3:26 pm to CajunTiger78
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When have they been? The USAF has dominated this theater fork multiple decade
I am kidding.
Those countries are further behind then the US leads the people to believe and they like it that way.
Posted on 8/17/23 at 3:27 pm to jizzle6609
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I wonder how much better the Chinese and Russian versions of these are.
Make like pick-cha
Posted on 8/17/23 at 3:28 pm to jizzle6609
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Those countries are further behind then the US leads the people to believe and they like it that way.
ever notice how all of their aircraft, mil or civilian, resemble ours, after ours is in production/operation?
Posted on 8/17/23 at 3:30 pm to WB Davis
When will they award the contract for the tic tacs?
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