M. Sofian H. 0 Report post Posted August 13, 2007 Boeing is preparing a 1000 passenger jet that could reshape the Air travel industry for the next 100 years. The radical Blended Wing design has been developed by Boeing in cooperation with the NASA Langley Research Center. The mammoth plane will have a wing span of 265 feet compared to the 747’s 211 feet, and is designed to fit within the newly created terminals used for the 555 seat Airbus A380, which is 262 feet wide. The new 797 is in direct response to the Airbus A380 which has racked up159 orders, but has not yet flown any passengers. .Boeing decide to kill its 747X stretched super jumbo in 2003 after little interest was shown by airline companies, but has continued to develop the ultimate Airbus crusher 797 for years at its Phantom Works research facility in Long Beach, Calif. The Airbus A380 has been in the works since 1999 and has accumulated $13 billion in development costs, which gives Boeing a huge advantage now that Airbus has committed to the older style tubular aircraft for decades to come. ....There are several big advantages to the blended wing design, the most important being the lift to drag ratio which is expected to increase by an amazing 50%, with overall weight reduced by 25%, making it an estimated 33% more efficient than the A380, and making Airbus’s $13 billion dollar investment look pretty shaky. High body rigidity is another key factor in blended wing aircraft, it reduces turbulence and creates less stress on the air frame which adds to efficiency, giving the 797 a tremendous 8800 nautical mile range with its 1000 passengers flying comfortably at mach .88 or 654 mph cruising speed (another advantage over the Airbus tube-and-wing designed A380’s 570 mph) ....The exact date for introduction is unclear, yet the battle lines are clearly drawn in the high-stakes war for civilian air supremacy Oh God the Biggest Bat Father Coming... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Chan CS 0 Report post Posted August 13, 2007 So this B797 idea is true? I saw this model before and I was thinking it was just a joke! My god... Anyway, I won't want to be sit in the middle of this plane... No window... And hopefully airlines will not charge higher on window seats... Hehe... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Teoh Z Yao 0 Report post Posted August 13, 2007 Ugly... It's been said many, many years ago... Not gonna be true and I hope not true... It's just ugly... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
M. Sofian H. 0 Report post Posted August 13, 2007 my mom says B797 like PUAKA TERBANG!! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dsim 0 Report post Posted August 13, 2007 So this B797 idea is true? I saw this model before and I was thinking it was just a joke! My god... Anyway, I won't want to be sit in the middle of this plane... No window... And hopefully airlines will not charge higher on window seats... Hehe... may be middle got "sky" window? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
samir 0 Report post Posted August 13, 2007 my mom says B797 like PUAKA TERBANG!! my mom says B797 like PUAKA TERBANG!! Whats that mean??? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Naim 6 Report post Posted August 13, 2007 So this B797 idea is true? I saw this model before and I was thinking it was just a joke! My god... Anyway, I won't want to be sit in the middle of this plane... No window... And hopefully airlines will not charge higher on window seats... Hehe... No prob. The blokes in the middle will be immersed in virtual reality games . Anyway imagine if one crashes - newspaper headline: "1,024 dead in 797 plane crash!" Actually I'd like to see smaller hypersonic commercial planes, than mammoth subsonic ones. +++ Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Tamizi Hj Tamby 1 Report post Posted August 13, 2007 my mom says B797 like PUAKA TERBANG!! It's definately a Puaka Terbang! (Flying Ghost) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Denny Yen 0 Report post Posted August 13, 2007 (edited) Boeing is not developing this plane...it is giving financial support. This plane is the X-48B NASA prototype. Flight test of NASA's scale blended wing model (sponsored by Boeing), built entirely from composite materials. Occasionally, co. such as Boeing, Apple, etc issue false news out in the open to disorientate or confuse their competitors, or to cause competitors to waste money working on something which is futile. Boeing dropped this project several years ago because airliners say passengers don't like to fly in a plane without any windows, and these planes remind passengers of B2 bombers rather than a civil airliner. Passenger seating is similar to a movie theater... Edited August 13, 2007 by Denny Yen Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Fendy Report post Posted August 13, 2007 looks very very claustrophobic..... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dsim 0 Report post Posted August 13, 2007 (edited) i m not an aircraft engineer/designer.... i see safety evacuation could be an issue (or "design challenge" to phrase it properly). imagine seated smack right in the middle of the arrangement and there's an emergency evacuation, disoriented.... unless again, there's an emergency door on the roof... Edited August 13, 2007 by dsim Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
affendi osman 0 Report post Posted August 13, 2007 maybe we are so used to the conventional design so we might say this so called 797 is ugly! (i admit it looks ugly)...however when there are lots of there design flying in the future, none of us will care about it anymore. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Tamizi Hj Tamby 1 Report post Posted August 13, 2007 What an idea....Totally maniac! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Denny Yen 0 Report post Posted August 13, 2007 unless again, there's an emergency door on the roof... Negative...its not emergency exit, its called emergency jettison.... :o Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ignatius 4 Report post Posted August 13, 2007 I bet an Xwind landing will make window seaters scared like hell, so far from the center fuselage.. imagine the shaking magnitude... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Samuel Chy 0 Report post Posted August 13, 2007 I bet an Xwind landing will make window seaters scared like hell, so far from the center fuselage.. imagine the shaking magnitude... especially when the laptop "in the air"..... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BC Tam 2 Report post Posted August 13, 2007 I say give it a go ! At the very least it will give us spotters some variety. Noticed how the A350 is morphing in design to something remarkably similar to the B787 ? We don't really want a US version of the whale (A380) to confuse us further do we ?! Having said that, it doesn't seem likely the human race is quite ready to accept such a radical design change yet, judging from the responses we've had to this thread so far, and assuming we MW members are by and large representative of the human race ! Our thinking is still too locked on to the tubular fuselage, wings and fin configuration. In evolutionary terms, this proposed design can probably be equated to the fish morphing straight to upright homosapien, skipping the steps in between ! For sure there will be technical and safety issues to overcome. I read somewhere that one of the challenges is the well being of those pax seated furthest from the plane's centre line. Imagine what happens when the plane banks left/right - might need to get fitted with g-suits. I for one will have difficulty in keeping my in flight meal down ! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ewan Shamsudin 0 Report post Posted August 13, 2007 looks very very claustrophobic..... Yeah, I bet all the window seats will be priced as first class... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kenneth T 0 Report post Posted August 13, 2007 If the planes ever comes into realisty in the future, then most of the world's leading airport will have to be redesigned again. Just look at the huge wing, the current aerobridges and runway will definitely cant cater for such plane. To me, it looks like a spacecraft or a military spy plane than a commercial jetliner. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Paul O'Donnell 0 Report post Posted August 13, 2007 It would probably be at least another 5-10 years before this is probably considered being introduced to production. I remember over 10 years ago I got ahold of some plans/blueprints to a new aircraft, I'm sure it was Boeing but I was quite young at the time and not as interested in aviation. The plans were similar to what the A380 is like, although there was plans for seating in the wings, with casinos etc on board. That was over 10years ago and we haven't seen an aircraft like it yet cept for the A380. Those images floating around the net of the 797 look just like a supersized passenger version of the stealth bomber. Would be great if it were true, but I doubt it. I'll believe it when Boeing announce it. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jason K 0 Report post Posted August 13, 2007 especially when the laptop "in the air"..... it will be worst if there is an engine failure.....haha.... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jerry Ang 0 Report post Posted August 13, 2007 Which makes me wonder... where's the rudder??? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Derek Siu 0 Report post Posted August 13, 2007 WOW, 797. starwars looking UFO Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Simon 3 Report post Posted August 14, 2007 Already rolled out??? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ignatius 4 Report post Posted August 14, 2007 Which makes me wonder... where's the rudder??? Why you ask question that u and I already know the answer ??? It kena "W*l*P" lah kekeke... Nolah.. maybe its engines are trust vectored?? Woooooo Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
