A notional KC-Z4 leverages a BWB design to offload fuel more efficiently than tube-and-wing aircraft configurations.
Credit: JetZero
The U.S. Air Force plan for a new air refueler remains in a holding pattern, but blended wing body startup JetZero is pressing ahead with a tanker derivative of its proposed Z4 airliner. A preliminary concept of the KC-Z4 design proposes an aircraft with an empty weight of 162,000 lb. and total fuel...
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