This layout can be used to increase the aircraft’s internal volume, and improve aerodynamic losses, by eliminating the tail. Research shows that blended wing design could reduce fuel consumption ...

Built to copy some of the 1950’s era innovations in delta-style jet aircraft, the plane is essentially a flying wing that seats ... Still, the design is time-tested, and over 50 of the planes ...

A higher aspect ratio, characterized by long, narrow wings, usually denotes gliders or other high-performance aircraft ... of how long and slender a wing is from tip to tip.

UNKNOWN MALE:Every one of the team is devoted to this aircraft, and making sure it is the best aircraft. UNKNOWN MALE:As this wing unfolds ... They could also design a simple jig for a repeat ...

My name's Zuzanna, I'm 21 and I'm an apprentice wing designer here at Airbus ... We look for design solutions to make the aircraft as efficient as possible. Zuzanna has been a great apprentice.

Like everything else around us, aviation is changing too, and it does so at a rapid pace. From new ways to power the planes to new and more efficient shapes of airplanes' bodies, the biggest ...

The divergent shape of blended-wing aircraft provides a blank canvas for aircraft interior designers. Photo Credit: JetZero Delta will help aircraft engineering startup JetZero design the interior ...

Canadian charter airline Nolinor Aviation has agreed to buy an all-new aircraft type known as a "blended-wing body" as it ...

The airline will help startup JetZero design and test its blended-wing-body demonstrator aircraft by 2027. The airline will help startup JetZero design and test its blended-wing-body ...