It can comfortably fly 10,000 Miles at Mach 0.88 or 654 mph with 1000 passengers on board! Boeing’s 1000 passenger jet can 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 up 159 orders, but has yet to have flown any passengers. Looks like Captain America has had an influence on the airline industry.
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 theair frame 
which adds to efficiency, giving the 797a 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 of the 797 is as yet unclear, but the battle lines are clearly drawn in the high-stakes war for future civilian aircraft supremacy.
Their theme song just might be “Don’t Cry for Me,” sung by none other than Elaine Paige!
Posted by Errol Rappaport
on April 27, 2012. Filed under FAMILY,Headliners,NEWS,Technology.
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