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This concept is not new. Lifting bodies have been around since the 20s. Boeing and NASA have both experimented with this https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blended_
by arnon 6y ago
This concept is not new. Lifting bodies have been around since the 20s.
Boeing and NASA have both experimented with this
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blended_wing_body https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blended_wing_body
- spuz 6y agoThe blended wing body looks very different from a V shaped body.
- arnon 6y agoThe concept is the same. What makes you think the practicalities are different though?
- Cthulhu_ 6y agoNowhere is it claimed to be a new invention. On that page itself there's only two or three that were aimed at passengers, none of which ended up commercially viable. But it also has (or links to) reasons why it's not been developed further for passengers; to quote: "Passengers are unwilling to sit in windowless environments." - not an issue with this particular design "Passengers furthest from centerline will be subject to potential discomfort during wing roll. Extreme discomfort results in motion sickness." - Definitely an issue I think. (on the X-48): "[...] passengers did not like the theater-like configuration of the mock-up; the design was dropped for passenger airliners" - Also not really an issue due to the dual-fuselage design of this one.
- valuearb 6y agoNM: I didn’t see the double tube design.
- fastball 6y agoI'd classify this as closer to a flying wing than a blended wing.