[laffs] BOEING 797

Subject:  BOEING 797









        BOEING 797

      Boeing to take on Airbus with (1000 seat) giant 797 Blended Wing plane 
Boeing  is preparing a 1000 passenger jet that could 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 Centre.

          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 not yet flown any passengers.

      Boeing decide to kill its 747X stretched super jumbo in 2003 after little 
interest  was  shown by airline companies, but has continued to develop the 
ultimate Airbus crusher 797 for years at its Phantom Works   research facility 
in Long Beach, Calif.


      The Airbus A380 has been in the works since 1999 and has accumulated $13  
billion in development costs, which gives Boeing a huge advantage now that 
Airbus has committed to the older style tubular aircraft for decades to come. 

      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 the air frame which adds to 
efficiency, giving the 797 a tremendous 8800 nautical mile
      range with its 1000  passengers flying comfortably at mach .88 or 654 mph 
(+-1046km/h) cruising speed another advantage over the Airbus tube-and-wing 
designed A380's 570 mph (912 km/h) The exact date for  introduction is unclear, 
yet the  battle lines are clearly drawn in the high-stakes war for civilian air 
supremacy.
       







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