The U.S. Air Force says it has picked aviation startup JetZero to design and build a full-size demonstrator aircraft with a blended wing body, or BWB, configuration. The goal is for the aircraft, ...

Today, aircraft wings are increasingly designed to prioritize stealth characteristics over raw speed—giving them a smooth, unbroken connection to the aircraft’s main fuselage.

Natilus' design aims to improve efficiency by up to 50% and offer cabin spaces unlike any today. The company hopes to launch its new jet by the early 2030s to fill a gap in future narrowbody demand.

Often referred to as the J-36 and J-50, these aircraft are widely believed to represent China’s vision for future, ...

Due to changes in military strategy and technological breakthroughs, fighter jets are always evolving, with constant improvements made to radar, propulsion, and design. A notable feature developed for ...

Tom O’Leary concedes that most suppliers were sceptical when his start-up, JetZero, approached them a couple of years ago with a business plan to challenge Airbus and Boeing with a bold new commercial ...

The basic design of commercial airplanes hasn't changed much in the past 60 years. Modern airliners like the Boeing 787 and the Airbus A350 have the same general shape as the Boeing 707 and the ...

Siemens has entered a partnership with aviation startup JetZero to advance the development of the latter’s blended-wing aircraft at the CES 2025 event in Las Vegas from January 5 to 10. The innovative ...

Summary and Key Points: The F-16 SFW (Forward-Swept Wing) was an experimental fighter developed by General Dynamics in the 1970s as part of DARPA’s Forward Swept Wing Program. Designed to reduce drag ...

Turbulence is a common, and often harmless, part of air travel. It is caused by irregular airflow in the atmosphere and ...

While Airbus expects its next narrowbody jet will have a traditional tube-and-wing configuration, it has not abandoned the idea of an eventual blended-wing-body (BWB) design for a larger jet. That is ...

With its over-the-wing engine mounts, the existing HondaJet — which has been around since 2015 — isn't the most conventionally-shaped private passenger jet around, but it isn't nearly as outlandish as ...