The end of aircraft with Wings is in sight or is it pure poppycock ?
2006-10-18 03:37:03 · 6 answers · asked by Latin Techie 7 in Cars & Transportation ➔ Aircraft
Thankyou Guys, I mean as in passenger carrying commercial aircraft duh, we ALL know they are in military use !
2006-10-18 03:56:26 · update #1
Many years, but it is coming. BWBs are very efficient and as fuel prices increase solutions will be found.
When the first jet airliners were on the drawing board, they couldn't think of where to put the landing gear without engine nacelles, and when they made tricycle geared airliners how they were going to get the passengers up to the door. But these are no longer problems.
I think using stronger materials for the pressure vessel, using a ventral airstair for boarding and deboarding, and shifting fuel to account for wing heaviness will make a passenger BWB possible. For the naysayers that don't want to sit next to a fuel tank, you're only inches above one in the centre section of any modern airliner.
2006-10-19 10:44:14 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
They will likely become a reality in the years to come. The biggest problem engineers are running into is being able to pressurize the entire area, including the wings, where passengers will also be carried. They also haven't decided on exactly how they will design the doors. (Believe it or not, doors are one of the most challenging components to design on any airplane). In airplanes like the B-2, F-117, etc., the wing areas aren't pressurized. If they can work through this obstacle then they will likely become a reality within the next 20 or so years.
2006-10-18 11:28:44 · answer #2 · answered by Kelley S 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The problem found so far with a commercial version of the blended wing is that that passengers are seated in the wing.
The farther outboard a person is setting, the more pronounced the effect is when the aircraft banks (the preferred method of turning, rather than using rudder)
2006-10-18 14:15:56 · answer #3 · answered by strech 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They already are a reality and have been flying since 1929 with the Junkers G.38 . Currently, the B2 bomber is one of the newer forms of this aircraft.
2006-10-18 10:47:03 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I dont know if it will ever happen. The cord of the blended area would be way too thick. It would limit its top speed signifcantly. It would also be difficult to place an airliner type door.
2006-10-18 11:27:47 · answer #5 · answered by Doggzilla 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Isn't that what a B-2 stealth bomber is? It looks pretty real to me!
2006-10-18 10:45:47 · answer #6 · answered by mikey 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋