23rd Congress of International Council of the Aeronautical Sciences, 8-13 September, 2002, Toronto, Canada
Paper ICAS 2002-R16

DEVELOPMENT OF ENVIRONMENTALLY-FRIENDLY TECHNOLOGIES AND CONFIGURATIONS FOR SUBSONIC JET TRANSPORTS

J. P. Fielding, H. Smith
Cranfield University, UK

Keywords: aircraft design, environment, blended-wing-body

The paper discusses the environmental and economic strengths and weaknesses of two large conventional configuration airliner design project , showing the effects of advanced technologies. A description is then given of progress on the comprehensive blended-wing-body airliner programme being performed by Cranfield University, supported by flying technology demonstration aircraft.

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