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A US startup building a radical 'flying wing' plane to take on Airbus and Boeing revealed its first airline customer

Another airline is placing bets on the radical "flying wing" plane that industry professionals foresee as the future of commercial aviation. California startup Natilus announced Wednesday that Indian ...
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This Plane Is Cursed - The Forgotten Flying Wing…

The XB-35 flying wing could have only existed thanks to one man, Jack Northrop, a brilliant engineer who realized that aircraft design had gone in the wrong direction. The sole purpose of a plane is ...
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X-wing Aircraft Are Trickier Than They Look

The iconic X-wing ship design from Star Wars is something many a hobbyist have tried to recreate, and not always with success. While [German engineer] succeeded in re-imagining an FPV quadcopter as an ...
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A US startup building a radical 'flying wing' plane to take on Airbus and Boeing revealed its first airline customer

Startup Natilus is building a "blended-wing body" aircraft that fits the cabin into one giant wing. Natilus' first announced airline customer is the Indian carrier SpiceJet. The up to 240-passenger ...