"JetZero: The Future of Fuel Efficiency and Innovation in Aviation"
TL;DR
Startup JetZero has been awarded $235 million by the U.S. Air Force and the Department of Defense's Defense Innovation Unit to develop a full-scale piloted blended wing demonstrator. The aircraft, a collaboration between JetZero, Northrop Grumman, and Scaled Composites, aims to validate a 50% step change in structural and fuel efficiency. If successful, it could establish a new entrant in the commercial aviation market.
Topics:businessaviation#aviation#blended-wing-airliner#commercial-aviation#department-of-defense#jetzero#us-air-force
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