Blended wing aircraft could slash carbon emissions. This rendering shows a design by California-based JetZero, which aims to have a plane in service by 2030. (Jet Zero) The basic design of commercial ...

One of the most insane large aircraft designs didn't come from the west but from the heart of Russia. It could carry 1200 ...

More than 70 aircraft are struck by lightning every day. If you happen to be flying when a strike occurs, chances are you won ...

Airbus and the startups JetZero and Natilus are leading development of these efficient flying wings. The jets would burn dramatically less fuel and feature distinctly shaped passenger cabins. Aircraft ...

JetZero is one step closer to launching its futuristic blended-wing Jetliner. The California-based aerospace company just announced that its Pathfinder demonstrator received an airworthiness ...

The 6th-generation F-47 (NGAD) is being designed to fix the “defining constraint” of the F-22 (590nm range) and F-35 (670nm ...

[](/images_blogs/photos/uncategorized/2008/06/04/phantom.jpg)Boeing and NASA continue to push ahead with testing of their X-48B blended wing body (BWB) research ...

This unique blended-wing airliner promises not only to reduce fuel burn and emissions by an enormous 50% - but thanks to a new partnership, it could also be the best chance we've seen to deliver ...

Following a series of secret tests, Airbus has revealed a futuristic “blended wing” commercial aircraft design that promises to cut fuel consumption up to 20%. The French aircraft maker rolled out a ...

The basic design of commercial airplanes hasn’t changed much in the past 60 years. Modern airliners like the Boeing 787 and the Airbus A350 have the same general shape as the Boeing 707 and the ...