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I have removed it, as the Junkers G.38 clearly did not fit the design concepts which currently define BWB aircraft. Georgewilliamherbert 01:42, 12 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]
I don't see it anymore. The blended wing-body is a not a clear cut concept. They would have called it body-less or flying wing or some such. It's true that the G.38 is a bit of a transitional design, but 1. it's described as a blended wing body aircraft on its page which links to here and 2. It's more blended than the Lancer B-1 which is listed in this entry. Also, many of Junkers' designs -- never built -- were even more clearly BWB. He is very important in the history of BWB even if the G.38 may be more of a compromise design. — Preceding unsigned comment added by A1957 (talk • contribs) 17:46, 3 November 2023 (UTC)[reply]
In my opinion, we should remove the B-1B and Tu-160 from the See Also list... they're too much a conventional aircraft to fit in the BWB category.
I will wait a few days for opinions, but intend to remove them later this week. Georgewilliamherbert 21:15, 16 October 2006 (UTC)[reply]
This was deleted per discussion at Wikipedia:Images and media for deletion/2007 July 12#Image:BWB-Composite.png. I've only commented it out from the article in the hopes that the non-free Boeing image that was in there can be replaced with a free image instead and the image re-uploaded. howcheng {chat} 17:49, 17 July 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Perhaps it could be converted into a Advantages/Disadvantages section. Two disadvantages I can see are listed below.
Will (Talk - contribs) 18:46, 13 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]
The best examples would include the MIG-29. Will (Talk - contribs) 19:26, 13 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]
General Dynamics F-16 in mid-1970s was famous for being the first fighter with fuselage-wing blending.Wikkileaker (talk) 04:05, 22 October 2021 (UTC)[reply]
Should we include design or operational constraints that has effected this type of aircraft from entering the markets ??? Raj
title says all. this is fully verified info and has been moved here following discussion on X-48 talk page, where it was first created.
any issues? please lets discuss first and decide afterwards. --Krishvanth (talk) 11:26, 24 November 2012 (UTC)[reply]
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As an article on a particular configuration, this definitely deserves top priority. |
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Can't we also mention the MIT Double Bubble D8 there ? See https://www.nasa.gov/content/the-double-bubble-d8-0/ KVDP (talk) 06:38, 28 August 2016 (UTC)[reply]
Consider the 1916 Curtiss build of a Goupil design from 1883 flyingmachines.ru/Site2/Crafts/Craft29118.htm — Preceding unsigned comment added by 96.84.240.126 (talk) 17:37, 25 December 2017 (UTC)[reply]
Many aircraft are not BWB aircraft. As stated earlier in article, "having no clear dividing line between the wings and the main body of the craft." For example, the XP-67 and RQ-3A clearly have fuselages. Further, the internal links to some of the aircraft, like the RQ-170, distinctly state they are flying wings and directly conflicts with their inclusion on this list. A citation should be supplied to verify inclusion on the list rather that appearing as an inclusion on the basis of an individual's opinion. Jleipold (talk) 23:46, 30 October 2017 (UTC)[reply]
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First citation:
"Hybrid Wing Body Aircraft System Noise Assessment With Propulsion Airframe Aeroacoustic Experiments"[1]
Document states:
"BWB = Boeing Blended Wing Body"
Additional citation:
"On Noise Assessment for Blended Wing Body Aircraft"[2]
Document states:
"BWB = Blended Wing Body, Boeing specific design" "HWB = Hybrid Wing Body, generic term"
Additional citation:
"United States Patent Number: 5,909,858"[3]
Document states: Blended Wing-Body aircraft have the following characteristics:
1. The body is a lifting section. 2. Tailless. 3. Negative sweep of the transition section.
Additional citation:
"Lockheed, NASA Hybrid Wing Body Airlifter Tests Validate Predicted Performance"[4]
This would be added as a BWB aircraft to this article based upon other aircraft currently listed. NASA however does not consider this aircraft a BWB and instead uses the HWB designation.
If community finds this a valid distinction, recommend article title should be changed to Hybrid Wing Body and Blended Wing-Body should be considered a subtype, potentially a term specific to Boeing (possibly through copyright and/or patent). Aircraft not meeting the definition in current article but listed as BWBs anyway would likely meet the generic HWB definition. This would resolve the inconsistencies of the current article.
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Jleipold (talk) 07:03, 26 November 2017 (UTC)[reply]
According to the Dispute title above, Blended wing body or BWB is a Boeing specific term, so the general term, Hybrid wing body or HWB is much more appropriate as it applies to all aircraft under the specifications of a BWB, not just Boeing made aircraft. ITSQUIETUPTOWN talk • contribs 06:47, 18 April 2018 (UTC)[reply]