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JetZero Has A New Strategy - And It Might Just Work

Arran Rice

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For over a century, every airliner has followed the same design. A tube. Two wings. A tail. It wasn’t just tradition, it was the only way flight seemed to work.

Now, that assumption is breaking. Radical aircraft like the Flying V and JetZero’s blended-wing jet promise massive efficiency gains, new fuel systems, and a complete redesign of how planes are built.

But this isn’t just about engineering. It’s a race between two ideas, and two systems. And the winner could define the next era of aviation.

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@Ernoskij 4 months ago

We already have seats with no window access on commercial flights, the middle rows in the large aircrafts have no direct window access, so I cannot for the lift of me see why it would be any different on this new airplane

@NelsonBrown 4 months ago

JetZero didn't emerge from nowhere. Bob Liebeck, who led Boeing's Blended Wing Body program and spent decades on BWB research, served as a direct technical advisor to JetZero before his passing in January 2026.
The X-48, a subscale BWB demonstrator developed jointly by Boeing and NASA, is one example of the substantial research foundation this field builds on. There's thirty-plus years of institutional and academic work behind JetZero's design.

@cherokee43v6 4 months ago

Nice how you conveniently overlook that the Blended Wing Body had an almost 30 year track record of academic research, including a NASA backed, flown scale model in the early 1990's BEFORE JetZero came on the scene. Don't make it sound like JetZero is starting from first principles, they're standing on the shoulders of research that the flying V is still at least a decade and a half from reaching.

@mharley3791 4 months ago

Jet zero is probably going to win mostly because the military applications for the US Air Force are immense. Having a blended body become a tanker or cargo plane, and working with an institution that already flies the blended body is a huge leg up

@brendanmobert8976 4 months ago

Cylindrical bodies are good at dealing with compression-decompression cycles of flying. The only shape better is a sphere. This is the main reason blended bodies and V bodies have to prove themselves.
There are also safety regulations about distance of a passengers from escape hatches I order to he certain everyone has a chance to evacuate in the little time allowed by severe emergencies.

@vengefulvegan 4 months ago

I’m still blown away by colour TV. Me old.

@SDSandman 4 months ago

Another barrier to blended wing/flying “V” aircraft comes down to the hull being able to handle the pressures of altitude flight. The “tube” design distributes internal pressures (mostly) evenly throughout the interior of the “tube”. Blended wing aircraft would not evenly distribute pressurization forces, leading to inherent weak spots in the design that can only be addressed by adding strength/mass, which compromises the promised efficiencies.

@goonyhill1857 4 months ago

Just wonder about passenger comfort in unstable air, the outer seats would surely experience large movements

@jeremybiggs8413 4 months ago

With the passengers on the wing tips, the vertical distance travelled when banking is far greater than in a tube.

@eugeniustheodidactus8890 4 months ago

Well done! Jet Zero doesn't break ground on the Greensboro NC factory until June, 2026. That facility will be located across the highway from Boom Supersonic.

@johnturner8286 4 months ago

I remember seeing the X-48b flying out of my local airport a decade ago. Handsome rascal.

@timdanforth4047 3 months ago

Just to be clear the cylindrical design of aircraft was mainly for cabin pressure. A cylinder is the easiest way to maintain cabin pressure without blowing up the haul. Even aluminum cylinders hauls are limited with cabin pressure hence why the 787 was designed with carbon fiber haul. Not only reduce weight but increase cabin pressure for a more comfortable experience and less jet-leg.

@ksnax 4 months ago

Regarding central seats and no windows, that's really less important than it may seem. Having ridden in the rear facing passenger compartment of a C5, it was not disconcerting at all.

@GucciCaligula 3 months ago

2-2-2 seat config is so huge. Comfort wise I would ALWAYS prefer a 2 seat config. Every seat either has a window or extra breathing room from the isle. It makes a huge difference

@superfly1187 4 months ago

How do they manage the passenger discomfort issue of being so far from the center roll line? Its the primary issue keeping this off the reality list.

@Richard-S 2 months ago

The beginning of the video is clearly missing the Horten.

@Stu_Bur 4 months ago

The middle of the main passenger area along the length should be used for galley, bathrooms, and other facilities other than seating. That would make evacuation easier in the event of an emergency by reducing distance to exits which is one of the main concerns with flying wing passenger aircraft.

@bearcubdaycare 4 months ago

10:30 I've noticed that most people with window seats leave the blind down and look at their device.

@Pystro 3 months ago

8:19 Having a 2-engine airplane rely on differential thrust for yaw stability seems questionable in terms of redundancy.
I'd prefer at least a 3-engine layout for that reason.