Instability in flight seemed to be one of the biggest challenges to
overcome on the flying wings. Jack Northrop started working on
flying wings in the 1940’s.
"SAI has been a great success in bringing many
stakeholders together to study what an aircraft of the future might
look like if very low noise was the primary
requirement."
Source: Colin Smith, director of engineering
and technology for Rolls-Royce, commenting on work performed by the
Silent Aircraft Initiative. The consortium of two universities and
30 British and American aerospace companies unveiled its plans
Monday for what it calls a more environmentally-friendly
airliner.
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