A new type of passenger plane will adopt a design that blends wings into the aircraft's body, which its creators say will cut fuel consumption by 50% and reduce noise.

The two contending planes featured in "Battle of the X-Planes" make use of radically different wing designs: one uses a triangular-shaped delta wing; the other, traditional wings. Each design has ...

and Airbus are all betting on blended wing designs to do this. Blended wing aircraft are basically flying wings, where the cargo-carrying section of aircraft is shorter, wider, and produces lift.

The exact airfoil shape of a wing has a massive effect on the performance and efficiency of an aircraft and will be selected based on the intended flight envelope. If you’re moving beyond foam ...

The passenger aircraft prototype presented at the CES 2025 electronics trade show in Las Vegas demonstrates that the wings ...

It looks like a flying wedge - known in the trade as a blended-wing design. Airbus calls the remote-controlled aircraft Maveric and is keen to emphasise that, at the moment, it is only exploring ...

Modern aviation is all about creating designs that save on journey times, money and fuel. Many planes are now equipped with technology like wing tip devices, which help with this by decreasing drag.

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Blended-wing aircraft are not the only revolutionary military transport design currently in the works; the DARPA is working ...