Science Buddies: "Ask an Expert"

I have two questions.
1 Have there ever been comparisons of boxwings to blended wing bodies in terms of efficiency, safety, and/or cost?

2 For anyone in the aerospace industry which one do you think is the most likely to be used widely in the future? Especially which do you think will be adopted for commercial airliners and cargo transports?

Thank you for your help

Hi,

I neither am an expert in aerodynmaics nor military aircraft, but I have found the following sites which might shed light on your questions:

http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/ ... ft/gra.htm

http://www.nationaldefensemagazine.org/ ... n7109.aspx

See topic “Future Strategic Aircraft” newr bottom of this:

http://www.janes.com/defence/air_forces ... _1_n.shtml

http://74.125.155.132/search?q=cache:2o ... clnk&gl=us

http://www.fzt.haw-hamburg.de/pers/Scho ... enbeek.pdf

http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/ ... 00326.html

http://74.125.47.132/search?q=cache:mNx ... clnk&gl=us

AS for question #2, I am unqualified to have an opinion, but my impression is that the jury is still out, with different companies betting different ways. Form your own opinion.

Best wishes,

Barrett Tomlinson