Message posted by Peter Merlin on August 10, 2012 at 8:28:06 PST:
Yes. The "cockpit windows" are strictly decorative. This is just a subscale model. I think they just want people to be able to visualize this exotic new shape as a commercial transport. Personally, I think it looks cool but I'm not sure I would want to ride in one as a passenger. Most of the seats will be in the middle, and not near a window. That is primarily a marketing problem. More important, how do you safely evacuate the passengers in an emergency? It is much easier to get people out of a conventional tubular fuselage than from a blended wing-body. That is a safety issue.
In Reply to: Re: X-48C photo at Rogers Dry Lake posted by FosterVS on August 09, 2012 at 17:47:46 PST:
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