Startups like JetZero plan to develop new-generation airliner families based on the blended wing body concept.
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Aviation has been well served by the tried and trusted tube-and-wing configuration over the decades, with improved airliner designs showing an 80% decrease in fuel burn per seat. Impressive as the achievement is, the rate of improvement remains too slow for aviation to meet its net-zero emissions...
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