It is good looking and futuristic, but as far as I can see it is not really valid. BWB looks good but how do you solve the pressurisation problem without adding weight? How do you make it rotate with the thrustline several meters (yards) abowe the cg and no horizontal tail? (and it have the flaps deployed, giving even more nose down moment) How do you evacuate all the passengers in an emergency? etc.
Well, reading this I sound very negative about this, and maybe I am. I would love for this to work, but there is no way I can see how it is done. Anyway, good luck to the RAS and hope they can solve the problems.
Neat.
ReplyDeleteIt is good looking and futuristic, but as far as I can see it is not really valid.
ReplyDeleteBWB looks good but how do you solve the pressurisation problem without adding weight?
How do you make it rotate with the thrustline several meters (yards) abowe the cg and no horizontal tail? (and it have the flaps deployed, giving even more nose down moment)
How do you evacuate all the passengers in an emergency? etc.
Well, reading this I sound very negative about this, and maybe I am. I would love for this to work, but there is no way I can see how it is done.
Anyway, good luck to the RAS and hope they can solve the problems.
Best regards
/RAF