JetZero's Z-4 blended wing body promises up to 50% less fuel burn, with a full-scale demonstrator targeted for 2027 and passengers in the mid-2030s.
VectorJetZero's Z4 blended wing body promises up to 50% less fuel burn by making the whole airframe a wing - here's why it might finally work.
VectorRadio Hangar explores JetZero, the Z-4 Blended Wing Body, and the Tube-and-Wing Airplane the Air Force Is Betting Fifty Years Late.
VectorCFM's RISE open fan engine ditches the cowling to cut fuel burn 20% versus today's LEAP, with flight tests due around 2027-2028.
VectorNASA and Boeing's X-66 revives the strut-braced wing to cut narrow-body airliner fuel burn by up to 30 percent.
VectorJetZero's blended wing body promises up to 50% less fuel burn, but certification - not aerodynamics - is the real hurdle before it carries passengers.
VectorCFM's RISE open fan engine promises 20% better fuel burn and could power the next single-aisle jet around 2035.
VectorJetZero's Z-4 blended-wing-body demonstrator promises up to 30-50% fuel savings - here's the engineering, the funding, and the real timeline.
VectorNASA and Boeing's X-66A tests a long, strut-braced wing that could cut single-aisle jet fuel burn by up to 30%.
VectorCFM's RISE open fan engine ditches the cowling to cut fuel burn 20%, reviving a 1980s idea the tools couldn't build until now.
VectorJetZero's blended wing body aims to cut airliner fuel burn by up to 50% using shape alone - here's how it works and when it might fly.
VectorRadio Hangar explores JetZero, the Blended Wing Body, and the Fifty-Percent Fuel Cut That Wants to Erase the Line Between the Wing and the Fuselage.
VectorCFM's RISE open fan engine ditches the cowl to chase 20% lower fuel burn on the next single-aisle jet - here's how it works and when it might fly.
VectorJetZero's full-scale blended wing body demonstrator aims to fly by 2027 and cut airliner fuel burn by up to 50 percent.
VectorThe Boeing 767 burns about 1,600 gallons per hour, but per-passenger fuel economy reaches 75 MPG - better than a Prius.
TowerJetZero's blended wing body aircraft could cut airliner fuel burn by 25-50%, with a full-scale prototype funded by the Air Force expected to fly in 2027.
VectorThe Boeing 777X beats the 777-300ER not on range but on fuel burn, saving airlines over $8 million per airframe annually.
TowerThe Celera 500L's radical laminar flow design could cut fuel burn by 80%, but certification and real-world durability remain open questions.
VectorNASA and Boeing's transonic truss-braced wing concept could cut airliner fuel burn by 30%, reshaping commercial aviation.
VectorCFM International's RISE open-fan engine targets a 20% fuel burn reduction over current LEAP engines, with entry into service around 2035.
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