<<  Should Boeing give up on it's blended wing research before it's too
 > > > late?
 > > > > >
 > > > > > Lynn E. Hanover
 > > > > > lehanover@aol.com
 > > > >
 > > > > I think so. The Boeing project prompted Vance's response to the
 > > > pressurization
 > > > > problem in the first place as I recall. I agree with Vance.
 > > > >
 > > > > To give one a feel for this lets say the passenger compartment is 50
feet
 > > > wide
 > > > > and 50 feet long or 2500 square feet. At 144 square inches per
square foot
 > > > that
 > > > > is 360,000 square inches. At 10 psi pressurization differential
3,600,000
 > > > pounds
 > > > > is trying to rip the roof (top of the blended wing) off or blow the
floor
 > > > > (bottom of the blended wing) out from under you. >>

The design was to have been a number of oval tubes similar to the 747 cabin,
side by side. So pressurization is not the problem. In fact, the big problem
is offloading 1,000+ passengers and their luggage through present day
facilities.
All other problems seem to be within the capabilities of current Boeing
construction techniques. A very large scale model is now flying. It's deep in
your court with a ton of top spin.......
Lynn E. Hanover
lehanover@aol.com

Two tubes are heavier than one with the same volume. Three are heavier than two.... 

What about the windows?

Well I guess I could always be anesthetized, shrink wrapped and launched
into a partial orbit in the direction I need to go. The only remaining 
problem is reentry :-)

You won't get me to go up in a crate like that.

Paul Lamar
 
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