Blended wing body - Wikipedia
A blended wing body (BWB), also known as blended body, hybrid wing body (HWB) or a lifting aerofoil fuselage, [1] is a fixed-wing aircraft having no clear dividing line between the wings …
U.S. Air Force Tests "Pathfinder" Subscale Model of Blended-Wing …
2025年1月5日 · JetZero is working on the subscale BWB aircraft demonstrator, named “Pathfinder,” while Northrop Grumman’s Scaled Composites division is fabricating the full-size …
Blended Wing Body Aircraft - Northrop Grumman
The U.S. Air Force has selected innovative aerospace startup JetZero and Northrop Grumman to design, build and fly a full-scale blended wing body aircraft (BWB), which aims to demonstrate …
Blended Wing Body: Is This the Future of the U.S. Air Force?
2025年1月8日 · The U.S. Air Force is exploring a revolutionary Blended-Wing Body (BWB) aircraft, which promises enhanced fuel efficiency, reduced carbon emissions, and potential …
U.S. Air Force Announces Development Of Blended Wing Body …
2023年8月17日 · The Department of the Air Force announced the selection of JetZero for the next phase of a blended wing body prototype aircraft project on August 16, 2023. The effort aims to …
Air Force Tests Subscale Model of Blended-Wing Body Jet
2025年1月3日 · In August 2023, the Department of the Air Force tapped startup JetZero to build a prototype Blended-Wing Body (BWB) aircraft for testing and demonstrating new technologies. …
Air Force's Blended Wing Body Jet Should Fly in 4 Years
2023年8月24日 · The Blended Wing Body (BWB) design concept seeks to meld the low radar cross section and drag-reducing efficiencies of a flying wing-shape aircraft (like the Air Force’s...
DAF selects JetZero to develop blended wing body aircraft prototype
2023年8月16日 · With a design that differs from a traditional tube-and-wing aircraft, the BWB blends the aircraft body into its high-aspect-ratio wing, decreasing aerodynamic drag by at …
US Air Force Advances Blended-Wing Body Aircraft Prototype for …
2025年1月8日 · The U.S. Air Force is advancing the development of a blended-wing body (BWB) aircraft, a design that integrates the fuselage and wings into a unified aerodynamic structure. …
JetZero to build USAF blended-wing-body prototype - Flight Global
2023年8月16日 · Aerospace industry newcomer JetZero has won a contract to build a blended-wing-body (BWB) prototype aircraft for the US Air Force (USAF), with a goal of achieving first …