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United, RTX, Northrop Bet on JetZero’s ‘All-Wing’ Aircraft

JetZero says its $175 million Series B will be used to speed up development of its demonstrator ahead of anticipated first ...
Travel Weekly

Revised propulsion, folded wings: Airbus' vision of a future jet

This scetch shows possible technology choices for Airbus' next-genration single aisle aircraft, including an open fan engine. Photo Credit: Courtesy of Airbus Airbus has a grand vision for a ...
Flightglobal

Airbus remains open to blended-wing design for larger aircraft, confirms tube-and-wing structure for next narrowbody

While Airbus expects its next narrowbody jet will have a traditional tube-and-wing configuration, it has not abandoned the idea of an eventual blended-wing-body (BWB) design for a larger jet. That is ...
SlashGear

Do Gliders Have Engines? Here's How The Aircraft Works

You see a plane, you expect to hear an engine. But gliders are a different breed of aircraft, representing flight in its purest form. They are frankly a testament to just how far clever engineering ...
Seeking Alpha

United invests in blended wing aircraft designer JetZero

United Airlines (NASDAQ:UAL) aims to be one of the first U.S. commercial carriers to fly passengers on a futuristic blended wing body ("BWB") aircraft, thanks to its investment in startup JetZero, ...