"Blended wing" aircraft could be the future of commercial aviation. Airbus and the startups JetZero and Natilus are leading development of these efficient flying wings. The jets would burn ...

The twinjet features a unique "blended-wing body," or BWB ... DC-8 and has continued to today on modern widebodies like the Airbus A350 and the future Boeing 777X. Such time-tested technology ...

However, it’s looking like a more drastic change is needed to keep the progress going, and NASA, Boeing, and Airbus are all betting on blended wing designs to do this. Blended wing aircraft are ...

The Airbus Maveric is a remote-controlled blended-wing test aircraft At an undisclosed location Airbus has spent months testing a radical looking plane. At 10ft (3m) wide, it is only small ...

However, it’s looking like a more drastic change is needed to keep the progress going, and NASA, Boeing, and Airbus are all betting on blended wing designs to do this. Blended wing aircraft are ...

The California-based startup has announced plans for a 200-passenger "blended wing body" aircraft called ... could puncture the industry's duopoly of Airbus and Boeing, which have long dominated ...

Airbus said its turbofan design could carry up to 200 passengers more than 2,000 miles, while a turboprop concept would have a 50% lower capacity and range. A third, "blended-wing body" aircraft ...

The blended wing design is not new; Airbus is also working on a similar design, which will utilize its concept for a hydrogen-propulsion aircraft. Alaska Airlines announced a major investment in ...

In 2020, Airbus created a small scale, remote-controlled blended wing demonstrator, to test out a design the company said could save up to 20% of fuel. In 2023, California-based JetZero announced ...