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Summary
Boeing's advanced vehicle concept centers around the familiar blended wing body design like the X-48. What makes this design different is the placement of its Pratt & Whitney geared turbofan engines on the top of the plane's back end, flanked by two vertical tails to shield people on the ground from engine noise. The design also uses other technologies to reduce noise and drag, and long-span wings to improve fuel efficiency.
This design is among those presented to NASA at the end of 2011 by companies that conducted NASA-funded studies into aircraft that could enter service in 2025.
Tags
the greatest planes that never were
aircraft noise reduction
blended wing body
boeing projects
proposed or planned aircraft of nasa
experimental aircraft
public domain aircraft photos
boeing aircrafts
nasa
Date
2016
Source
NASA
Link
Copyright info
public domain