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To: MeanWestTexan

They look really cool!...................


25 posted on 09/30/2025 8:01:41 AM PDT by Red Badger (Homeless veterans camp in the streets while illegals are put up in 5 Star hotels....................)
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To: Red Badger

They do.

The main issues are:

(1) there are no windows aft, which creeps people out.

(2) most designs won’t work with current airport designs. You need ones that can get to a jetway that a 737 can also get to. (Any V wing, as proposed, takes two jetways — or the sides have to go one-at-a-time.)

(3) while inherently more aerodynamic and actually fly (as in “lift” or “glide”) better, they require computers to keep them stable, which also creeps people out.

I expect blended wings, in particular, to go first, as they are the most likely to work with existing jetways. They are also being built for business jets that will be in the market shortly — and don’t use jetways.


28 posted on 09/30/2025 9:09:26 AM PDT by MeanWestTexan (Sometimes There Is No Lesser Of Two Evils)
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