O'Town Pilot
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Did anyone else know about this or was it just me or is it fake?
Look at this new aircraft...guess we are not going to be outdone by
the French A380. Ain't this something....! Boeing to take on Airbus
with (1000
seat) giant 797 Blended Wing plane 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 the NASA Langley Research Centre. The mammoth plane
will have a wing span of 265 feet compared to the 747's 211 feet, and
is designed to fit within the newly created terminals used for the 555
seat Airbus A380, which is 262 feet wide. 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 decided 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, 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, and making Airbus's $13
billion dollar investment look pretty shaky.
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 .88 or 654 mph
(+-1046km/h) cruising speed another 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.
Look at this new aircraft...guess we are not going to be outdone by
the French A380. Ain't this something....! Boeing to take on Airbus
with (1000
seat) giant 797 Blended Wing plane 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 the NASA Langley Research Centre. The mammoth plane
will have a wing span of 265 feet compared to the 747's 211 feet, and
is designed to fit within the newly created terminals used for the 555
seat Airbus A380, which is 262 feet wide. 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 decided 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, 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, and making Airbus's $13
billion dollar investment look pretty shaky.
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 .88 or 654 mph
(+-1046km/h) cruising speed another 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.
