JetZero Blended wing proposal

[GregLocock]

From Aviation leak https://aviationweek.com/aerospace/...kes-wraps-blended-wing-body-development-plans

A little more than two years after JetZero revealed ambitious plans to challenge the Airbus-Boeing air transport duopoly by developing a blended wing body (BWB) airliner, the California company remains on track to fly a full-scale demonstrator by late 2027.

In development under a $235 million cost-sharing U.S. Air Force contract awarded in 2023, the dual-role demonstrator is intended to provide the basis for the follow-on development of a new-generation military tanker-transport and a more efficient midmarket airliner.

235 for a full scale demonstrator seems a bit cheap, and 2 years to slap it together seems very quick.

 

[SWComposites]

oh they will eventually ask the US govt for more $, like any good R&D project.

and its just a demonstrator.
building a certified design and getting it into actual production is WAY harder and expensive.

 

[3DDave]

But reaching this stage has not been easy. Despite the potential for fuel-efficiency gains of up to 50% compared with current tube-and-wing designs

Where does this efficiency originate?

 

[WKTaylor]

A no name company building a super evolved giant-sized aircraft. Hmmm may be a 1/3 scale prototype... then...