Buildup Begins For U.S. Air Force Blended Wing Body Demonstrator
JetZero hopes the U.S. Air Force demonstrator will pave the way for a multirole long-range tanker-transport. A version depicted here is configured with both flying-boom and pod-mounted drogue refueling systems.
Credit: JetZero
Scaled Composites, which celebrated its 40th anniversary in 2022, is ramping up recruitment to build one of the most challenging designs in its history: the world’s first full-scale blended wing body aircraft. Although not as huge as the Roc carrier aircraft Scaled rolled out in 2017 for...
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