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☆ This new 'blended-wing' plane looks like a military stealth bomber and just got the green light to fly after decades of development
  + stars: | 2024-04-06 | by ( Taylor Rains | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +7 min
California aerospace startup JetZero got the green light to fly its new "Pathfinder" aircraft. The composite technology makes this new load bearing possible, Bragg told BI. "The product is essentially a new airframe and flight controls married to existing systems already certified for commercial flight," JetZero told BI. And most of those 200+ passengers would be in the middle section without a window, which Bragg told BI could put off travelers. Later, American aircraft industrialist and designer Jack Northrop built his famous "Flying Wing" aircraft in the 1940s, laying the framework for the eventual B-2 bomber.
Persons: JetZero, —, Tom O'Leary, Bailey Miles, AviationValues, Michael Bragg, Bragg, Douglas, it's, Jack Northrop, McDonnell Douglas, BWBs Organizations: Service, Aerospace, Federal Aviation Administration, CNN, Business, FAA, Boeing, US Air Force, Pathfinder, University of Illinois, Douglas DC, Airbus, Engineers, USAF, Getty Images Development, MD's, NASA Locations: California
☆ The once-forgotten flying wing has taken over the US's bomber fleet
  + stars: | 2024-03-09 | by ( Ben Brimelow | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +11 min
Originally designed before America's entry into the Second World War, the YB-49 flying wing was intended to be America's first intercontinental bomber. US Air ForceThe flying wingThe YB-49 was the final iteration of a flying wing bomber concept created by legendary aircraft designer Jack Northrop, founder of the Northrop Corporation. A larger test aircraft, the N-1M, was tested in July of 1940, proving the potential of the flying wing design. The problems with aerial instability could now be solved by computers utilizing fly-by-wire technology and differential thrust, and so a flying wing design was submitted. In order to maintain a powerful bomber force and to keep up with technological innovation, the Air Force launched the Long Range Strike Bomber program in 2011.
Persons: —, Northrop Grumman, Jack Northrop, Northrop, Dunne, elevons —, William Lewis, Defense Lloyd Austin Organizations: Service, US Air, US Air Force, Northrop Corporation, United States Army Air Forces, US Army Air Forces, Britain, USAAF, Air Force, Flag, Nellis, Nellis Air Force Base, Raider, Technology Bomber, Northrop, ATB, Defense Locations: Nazi, Europe, British, Jan, Yugoslavia, Iraq, Afghanistan, Libya
☆ JetZero: Is this new plane design the future of aviation?
  + stars: | 2023-08-21 | by ( Jacopo Prisco | ) edition.cnn.com   time to read: +9 min
“That is a staggering leap forward in comparison to what the industry is used to.”A rendering of JetZero's blended wing design. American aircraft designer and industrialist Jack Northrop created a jet-powered flying wing design in 1947, which inspired the B-2 in the 1990s. NASAIn 2020, Airbus built a small blended wing demonstrator, about six feet in length, signaling interest in pursuing a full-size aircraft in the future. Similarly, JetZero wants to simultaneously develop three variants: a passenger plane, a cargo plane and a fuel tanker. “Extensive aerodynamic testing and optimization are essential to fully realize the drag reduction potential of this innovative aircraft design.
Persons: Douglas, ”, Tom O’Leary, Jack Northrop, O’Leary, “, “ It’s, ” JetZero, JetZero, Bailey Miles,  Miles, Richard Aboulafia, “ There’s Organizations: CNN, Boeing, Airbus, Douglas DC, NASA, JetZero, KC, US Air Force, Air Force Locations: California, Germany, American
☆ The B-21 Raider and the future of the Air Force bomber force
  + stars: | 2022-12-18 | by ( Brad Howard | ) www.cnbc.com   time to read: +1 min
The Air Force needs some new bombers. The B-1B Lancer and B-2A Spirit are in the twilight of their careers, and the B-21 Raider, a new stealth bomber produced by Northrop Grumman aims to take over the role as the premier bomber for the United States. Digital design, focused requirements by the Air Force and previous experience by Northrop Grumman in fielding a stealthy flying wing are credited with why the program appears to be on track and on budget. "And that even goes back to the YB-49 jet when Jack Northrop actually created some of the first flying wings.' Watch the video above to find out more about the new high-tech stealth bomber slated to fly in 2023.
☆ Elon Musk's futuristic Hyperloop prototype tube has been removed from its place near SpaceX's California headquarters
  + stars: | 2022-11-05 | by ( Jordan Hart | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +2 min
The Hyperloop prototype tube was removed from its location outside of SpaceX headquarters in Hawthorne, Calif, reports say. The above-ground test tunnel was installed in 2016, but sat idle for years, according to the LA Times. The LA Times reported that Hawthorne Council member Angie Reyes English asked city staff to request the removal of the tube. According to the LA Times, it drew complaints from pedestrians and motorists before the city stepped in to have it dismantled. The ambitious invention would reportedly cut the commute from Los Angeles to San Francisco down to 35 minutes, LA Times reported.
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