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This new 'blended-wing' plane looks like a military stealth bomber and just got the green light to fly after decades of development
06.04.2024 - 13:33 / insider.com
Aerospace companies across the globe are breaking from the norm of producing traditional "tube and wing" aircraft and instead looking into futuristic technologies that will make flying more efficient and eco-friendly.
There are already concepts like zero-emission electric aircraft, supersonic jets, and even hypersonic ones. But the latest example of these new plane types is "Pathfinder" — a stealth bomber-looking jet designed by the California-based aerospace company JetZero.
The twinjet features a unique "blended-wing body," or BWB, a design where the wing and fuselage are combined into one.
After years of development, JetZero has built a 1:8 demonstrator, and the Federal Aviation Administration just gave the funky-shaped craft the green light to fly, CNN reported on Thursday.
JetZero confirmed the news to Business Insider, saying "flights will start in the coming months" to test the "stability and control characteristics of JetZero's blended wing body design, as well as the operation of its innovative landing gear system."
The FAA told BI on Thursday that it "does not comment on ongoing certification projects" and that "safety will dictate the timeline."
JetZero touts its future very widebody airliner as a "middle market" passenger airliner with space for up to 250 people, meaning its rows could stretch 15 or 20 seats across, JetZero cofounder and CEO Tom O'Leary told CNN.
The jet would be a replacement option for traditional twin-engine widebodies like the Boeing 767, for example, according to JetZero.
"The jetliner can fit seamlessly into today's infrastructure," the company told BI. "Passenger capacity of a small widebody but the weight, and engine requirement, of a single-aisle jet."
Pathfinder also has military applications, with the US Air Force awarding $235 million to JetZero in August to develop a commercial-scale demonstrator, which JetZero told BI it plans to build by 2027.
The company said it expects the certified airliner to enter the market as soon as 2030, which aviation analyst Bailey Miles at consulting firm AviationValues told CNN is "inconceivable" considering the complexities of the BWB design.
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Still, he said the concept "holds immense promise as a game changer in the aviation industry."
JetZero said it chose this specific BWB design due to its carbon-reducing benefits.
According to the US Air Force, the all-in-one wing reduces drag by 30% and increases lift — effectively reducing fuel burn and increasing global reach.
Moreover, JetZero said the engines will eventually be developed to run on hydrogen, which would be zero-emissions. In the interim, initial versions of Pathfinder would boast 50% less fuel burn using borrowed engines, like those from the Boeing
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