Tag: airliners
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Blended Wings: The Sci-Fi Aircraft Concept Poised to Change Our Skies
What is a blended-wing aircraft (BWA)? Blended-wing aircraft fuse the fuselage and wings into a single, continuous shell rather than using a distinct body attached to a separate wing. This design aims to reduce drag, improve lift, and increase fuel efficiency by creating a more aerodynamically seamless profile. For decades, researchers have toyed with the…
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Blended wings: The sci-fi aircraft concept that could appear at an airport near you
Introduction: A design with a sci‑fi edge The idea of a blended-wing aircraft—where the fuselage and wings form a single, seamless structure—has moved from the realm of speculative design to practical research. Once a visual novelty in concept art, the blended-wing approach is starting to appear in serious aerospace discussions as airlines and manufacturers search…