...Seyhun Durmus Purpose Blended wing body (BWB) is a very advantageous design in terms of low fuel consumption, low emission and low noise levels. Because of these advantages, the BWB is a candidate to become the commercial passenger aircraft of the future by providing a paradigm shift...

... is to assess the application of a blended wing body (BWB) aircraft configuration with turbo-electric distributed propulsion in the military sector and to highlight the potential benefits that could be achieved for long-range and heavy payload applications. Design/methodology/approach Mission performance...

... Distributed propulsion Integration Blended wing body Hydrogen There has been a steady increase in air traffic over the past 20 years. This trend is likely to continue at an anticipated rate of about 4-5 per cent per annum. This has led to growing concerns over the potential environmental impact...

... airliners in blended wing body (BWB) configurations. Many details of modeling and computing are shown for unconventional configurations, namely, for a BWB aircraft and for tailless UAVs. Design/methodology/approach – Mathematical models for analysis of static and dynamic stability were built...