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Now this is an AIRPLANE!!!
Look at
this new aircraft....
Boeing is preparing a 1000 passenger jet that could reshape the Air travel
industry for the next 100 years. The radical Blended Wing design has been
developed by Boeing in cooperation with theNASA
The new 797 is in direct response to the Airbus A380 which has racked up 159
orders, but has not yet flown any passengers. Boeing decide to kill its 747X
stretched super jumbo in 2003 after little interest was shown by airline
companies, but has continued to develop the ultimate Airbus crusher 797 for
years at its Phantom Works research facility in Long Beach, & nbsp;Calif.
The
Airbus A380 has been in the works since 1999 and has accumulated $13 billion in
development costs, which gives Boeing a huge advantage now that Airbus has
committed to the older style tubular aircraft for decades to come.
There are several big advantages to the blended wing design, the most important
being the lift to drag ratio which is expected to increase by an amazing 50%,
with overall weight reduced by 25%, making it an estimated 33% more efficient
than the A380.
High body rigidity is another key factor in blended wing aircraft, It reduces
turbulence and creates less stress on the air frame which adds to efficiency,
giving the 797 a tremendous 8800 nautical mile range with its 1000 passengers
flying comfortably at mach 0.88 or 654 mph (+-1046km/h) cruising speed a nother
advantage over the Airbus tube-and-wing designed A380's 570 mph (912 km/h).
The
exact date for introduction is unclear, yet the battle lines are clearly drawn
in the high-stakes war for civilian air supremacy.
Human Flying Jet Machine
