Gallery: Three Decades of Blended Wing Body Development
By A Mystery Man Writer
Description
Aviation Week looks back over three decades at the story of the BWB and its potential future roles as a tanker-transport and sustainable airliner for the 2030s.
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Gallery: Three Decades of Blended Wing Body Development
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Air Force Plans New Blended Wing Body Cargo/Tanker Aircraft by
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Review of evolving trends in blended wing body aircraft design
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US Air Force orders prototype of blended-wing plane
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Review of evolving trends in blended wing body aircraft design
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Boeing, NASA Complete X-48C Blended Wing Body Flights
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