Is Airbus developing a new plane?

Is Airbus developing a new plane?

Toulouse, 21 September 2020 – Airbus has revealed three concepts for the world’s first zero-emission commercial aircraft which could enter service by 2035.

Will there be a bigger plane than the a380?

For now, the upper limit for current and proposed aircraft seems to be around the 400-seat mark. Many current A380s are likely to be phased out over the next decade, if not sooner. As such, it seems very unlikely that we will see another aircraft of its size any time soon.

Can a 747 land itself?

Can a passenger jet land by itself? Yes a plane can land by itself using a system that is often referred to as “autoland”. The pilots can program the auto-pilot to carry out the landing automatically whilst the pilots monitor the aircraft.

Is the A390 real?

Today the French Airplane Manufacturer Airbus revealed their latest project, the A390. The Airbus 390 will come in two variants, one is A390-800 and the other -900.

What is the blended wing body (BWB)?

NASA and its industry partners are investigating a blended wing aircraft concept for potential use as a future air transport for both civilian and military applications. The concept is called the blended wing body (BWB). The BWB is a hybrid shape that resembles a flying wing, but also incorporates features from conventional transport aircraft.

Will we ever see a blended wing body airplane?

Source: NASA. And, yes, there is the Blended Wing Body concept that was created by McDonnell Douglas and tested, in scaled-size models, by Boeing, which acquired MDC in 1997. But don’t expect to see a BWB either as a freighter or as a passenger airplane any time soon, says Boeing’s VP of Product Development and Future Airplane Development.

What are the advantages of a blended wing design?

In this design, the wing blends seamlessly into the body of the aircraft, which makes it extremely aerodynamic and holds great promise for dramatic reductions in fuel consumption, noise and emissions.

What are the advantages of a wing-body junction?

The main advantage of the BWB is to reduce wetted area and the accompanying form drag associated with a conventional wing-body junction. It may also be given a wide airfoil-shaped body, allowing the entire craft to generate lift and thus reducing the size and drag of the wings.