Poll: Will The Blended-Wing Body Concept Materialize?

January 11, 2021
Credit: Airbus

The COVID-19 pandemic has focused research onto aircraft of the future, as government support for the aerospace industry has come with mandates for investments in more sustainable aviation. As hybrid-electric projects move forward, a new push from Europe is focused on zero-emissions hydrogen propulsion.

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1 Comment
JJOrio
Tue, 01/12/2021 - 11:09
the blended wing-body concept has a big challenge in the change of Certification standards, all today based on classic wing-body scheme. Certainly a Military model design (which could have actual advantages) could easy the transition, assuming that military certification could take more risky approaches, at least at the beginning.
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