Progress Eagle-the next massive but eco-friendly super jumbojet!

Just another concept airplane,the boarding times are probably longer than the actual flight time.
 
We will all be long gone before something like this exists. Hell we were supposed to all have flying cars by now and that hasn't happened.
 
Not much different from renderings from the late 50s on, just done on a new technology.
 
I find it interesting that this marvel of technology to be flown in the future will still need nav lights.
 
Wouldn't it be just as easy to develop teleportation?
 
Ok, it is eco friendly. But is it multi cultural? Remember to be politically correct, you have to be BOTH eco friendly AND multi cultural.
 
The 'Future Jet" I want to see is the Northrop flying wing with forward looking windows and a cabin in the leading edge of the wing.
 
Rather far-fetched considering Airbus and Boeing are moving away from their behemoth airliners.

I still think if modern technology would solve the noise and efficiency problems with supersonic transport that would be the ticket.

EDIT: Looks like they are working on that.
 
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Henning said:
The 'Future Jet" I want to see is the Northrop flying wing with forward looking windows and a cabin in the leading edge of the wing.
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It looks freaking awesome!

Unfortunately I think that one got canned because of unfavorable in flight forces on the passengers.

I read an article on either PopSci or Wired about an issue with g forces on the passengers who are located towards the edges of the wing. Nothing that would cause an health issue; just one that would make your "average" passenger sick. The issue arises during turns and turbulence.
 
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It'll never fly (no pun intended)

Jetports would have to be redesigned, concrete reinforced, probably a hundred things else ..

Follow the money..
 
txflyer said:
It'll never fly (no pun intended)

Jetports would have to be redesigned, concrete reinforced, probably a hundred things else ..

Follow the money..
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Same things had to happen for the A-380, it's flying, though it's languishing. I don't think it would be the infrastructure that would kill it, just the lack of need.

If you want to do huge things, they are best done LTA.
 
An airplane that uses wind power? I guess you can make pretty pictures without understanding perpetual motion machines.
 
txflyer said:
It'll never fly (no pun intended)

Jetports would have to be redesigned, concrete reinforced, probably a hundred things else ..

Follow the money..
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Airport infrastructure is generally built around a "critical aircraft", defined as the most demanding aircraft that conducts 500 annual operations there. Currently the A380 and the 747-8 are the only Airplane Design Group VI aircraft in common use. (Yeah, yeah, there's the Antonov cargo behemoth, but that's not common.) And while some US airports are approaching 500 ops per year by Group VI airports, they are generally operating under modifications of standards rather than rebuilding big airports like JFK and LAX to have wider runway/taxiway separations etc. FAA did back off on the wider runway requirement a couple years ago -- from 200 feet to the 150 feet required by ADG V aircraft -- after research showed realistic centerline deviation assumptions left the landing gear well within the 150 feet.

The real cost of accommodating Group VI airplanes revolves around the turning radii of taxiway intersections/turns, and gate placement at terminal buildings.
 
MAKG1 said:
An airplane that uses wind power? I guess you can make pretty pictures without understanding perpetual motion machines.
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They launch it from a conveyor belt.
 
Henning said:
The 'Future Jet" I want to see is the Northrop flying wing with forward looking windows and a cabin in the leading edge of the wing.
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The bird strikes will look *awesome*.

So will the window cleaning bill.
 
Hehehe...

Nauga,
and his job security
 
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