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The blended wing body demonstrator from JetZero is intended to provide the basis for development of a new military tanker-transport and a midmarket airliner.

Pratt & Whitney says the BWB in development by JetZero is an “interesting opportunity” for the potential launch of an updated version of the PW2000, an engine which first entered commercial service on the Boeing 757 in January 1983.

JetZero has selected Piedmont Triad International Airport in Greensboro, North Carolina, as the manufacturing and final assembly site for its BWB aircraft.

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Early design analysis shows how a blended wing body design compares favorably with a traditional tube-and-wing approach to air refueling efficiency.

Will JetZero's blended-wing body passenger jet become a reality? Our editors weigh in.

LONG BEACH, California—Blended wing body aircraft startup JetZero recently completed a study on the proper design of a refueling boom for a future KC-Z4 tanker.

JetZero is targeting a critical design review (CDR) of its full-scale multi-role demonstrator late in May.

Our roundup of the main aerospace and defense stories making the news this week.

Aurora Flight Sciences has completed low-speed wind tunnel tests of the blended wing body X-plane that the Boeing company is developing for a DARPA program.

United Airlines has become the latest U.S. carrier to publicly announce an investment in JetZero’s blended wing body (BWB) concept.

JetZero is projecting a 30% reduction in the amount of time its in-development blended-wing body aircraft would need to be taken out of service for maintenance.

Altair’s FlightStream system is being used to perform rapid design iterations using computational fluid dynamics (CFD) simulations.

Seaglider prototype debuts, fuel-cell flights, Delta backs BWB, and improving fuel cells.

JetZero has secured a propulsion systems agreement with RTX covering its blended-wing-body aircraft’s primary engines, auxiliary power system and nacelles.

Under a newly formalized partnership, Delta Air Lines plans to play a “crucial role” in the development of JetZero’s blended-wing-body (BWB) aircraft.

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More than two decades after Boeing launched development of its last clean sheet aircraft, a new survey of airlines, lessors, manufacturers, component suppliers and MRO providers reveals a high degree of interest in a next-generation narrowbody that Embraer has been studying for some time.

Major events in aerospace and defense during 2024.

Evidence that new, more efficient shapes are being treated realistically comes most recently from NASA's updated subsonic transport metrics for future sustainable airliners.

The agency has awarded study contracts to restart the journey toward sustainable aviation.

JetZero has marked a key step toward development of its full-scale blended wing body demonstrator.

The 200-seat double-deck design seeks to increase efficiency.

U.S. startups Natilus and JetZero sense the time is right for a chance to break into the big jet air transport business with radical blended wing body concepts.