Blended-Wing Military Air Transport

[CuttingEdge100]

Does anybody remember Boeing's BWB (Blended Wing-Body) proposal?

I'm thinking of a similar blended-wing design except it would be a fictional military super-transport: It would be the kind of plane that would haul things so big and so heavy, that even the C-5A couldn't carry it. And due to the advances in supercritical wing-design, a higher speed (M=0.85 to M=0.88) as well.

Anyone up to it?

[Skyraider3D]

I think I recall seeing a military transport version of that design already.

[CuttingEdge100]

Really? Damn, and for a minute I thought I was so damn clever.

Either way, anyone got any pictures of it?

[Skyraider3D]

Damn, and for a minute I thought I was so damn clever.That's what I thought too when I "invented" the MP3 player in my head. A year later it was in the shops already...

[CuttingEdge100]

Okay, so I thought I had a truly clever idea. I was wrong. You happy?

Now, let's get back to business. Is there any pictures of such an aircaft? Not the commercial BWB, but the military design (assuming it's not the same design with camouflage paint-job and no windows)

[Bigtodd]

Ronnie,

You are right. Here is an old article on the subject.

http://www.boeing.com/news/frontiers/archive/2003/february/cover.html

[Skyraider3D]

Yep, that's the one Todd!


You happy?What's that supposed to mean??? :confused:

[CuttingEdge100]

Well, doesn't that sound like a cool aircraft? A BWB Cargo plane?