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blended wing body: a standalone construct

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blendedwing body1 CONSTRUCTBlended wing bodyLIEBECK · AIRCRAFT DESIGN

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Aircraft design

an aircraft configuration that merges fuselage and wing into one lifting body, studied for lower wetted area and fuel burn.

In aircraft design, blended wing body refers to an aircraft configuration that merges fuselage and wing into one lifting body, studied for lower wetted area and fuel burn. This meaning comes from Liebeck (2004) in Journal of Aircraft.[1]

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References

  1. Liebeck, R. H. (2004). Design of the Blended Wing Body Subsonic Transport. Journal of Aircraft, 41(1), 10-25. https://doi.org/10.2514/1.9084

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