More than a century of aviation has given us humans certain preconceptions when it comes to the machines that fly in our sky. Just take the shape of an aircraft into consideration. The simple mention ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Blended wing aircraft could slash carbon emissions. This rendering shows a design by California-based JetZero, which aims to have ...

The Pacific Ocean is vast, and when it comes to planning for how to fight a war in and across it, the United States is turning to a new airframe design—one that promises more efficient flight. In an ...

The U.S. Air Force has chosen California startup JetZero to build and test a wing-shaped airplane, which may influence the design of the service’s future mobility planes. The service announced the ...

US start-up JetZero continues to progress towards the first flight of a full-scale blended-wing-body (BWB) demonstrator aircraft by 2027, with the jet having passed the preliminary design review (PDR) ...

JetZero's Blended Wing Body demonstrator gained Air Force and DIU financial backing last week, intended to fund a flying prototype which could lead to a production aircraft for the commercial market ...

Co-founder and CEO of JetZero, Tom O’Leary, speaks during a sustainability event at Cranfield University on Wednesday, September 4, 2024. Photo: Getty Images. JetZero has a plan to revolutionize ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. An aerospace expert and Managing Director of The Lundquist Group. Earlier this month the venture arm of Alaska Airlines announced ...

EDWARDS, Calif. — NASA’s Dryden Flight Research Center in Edwards, Calif., provided critical support for the first flight July 20 of the X-48B. The 21-foot wingspan, 500-pound remotely piloted test ...

1 Jul 2025, 11:02 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu // Aviation startup Natilus presented the first images and details of the Horizon blended wing body aircraft, can seat up to 196 people. 10 Mar 2025, 08:53 ...

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 ...