National Commonwealth
06-06-2004, 23:38
Press Release: June 6, 2004
Office of the Department of Aerospace
(New Verum, Atlantica, RNC) The Republic of National Commonwealth is celebrating its newly launched GeoX-Bomber. Contracted to the Aeronoxia Corporation of National Commonwealth, the bomber will usher in a new era of flight dynamics and capability at sub-sonic speeds.
The aircraft incorporates the Blended-Wing-Body (BWB) design approach to maximize overall efficiency by integrating the engines, wings, and the body into a single lifting surface. The BWB synergistically combines a rigid, wide airfoil-shaped fuselage with high-aspect-ratio wings and buried engines with a common integrated nacelle. The BWB concept houses a wide double-deck payload compartment that blends into the wing. Preliminary analyses indicate that the BWB would outperform all current conventional aircraft. An initial evaluation of this configuration indicates significant cost and performance benefits over conventional configurations: a 56-percent increase in lift-drag ratio, a 20-percent decrease in fuel burn, and a 10-percent decrease in the operating-empty weight. The bomber, with a 280-foot wingspan, could carry 231,000 pounds of payload more than 12,000 nautical miles at a cruise speed of approximately 560 mph. It would reduce fuel burn and harmful emissions by almost a third. Other potential benefits of the BWB include increased aerodynamic performance, lower operating cost and reduced noise levels.
http://www.lowtechweb.com/nei/bomber.GIF
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The aircraft also has commercial applications.
http://www.lowtechweb.com/nei/aircraft.jpg
Specifications
Primary function: Multi-role heavy bomber
Prime Contractor: Aeronoxia Corp.
Power Plant: Three General Electric F-118-GE-100 engines
Thrust: 50,300 pounds each engine
Length: 160.8 feet
Height: 40.9 feet
Wingspan: 289 feet
Speed: High subsonic
Ceiling: 65,000 feet
Takeoff Weight (Typical): 723,000 pounds
Range: Global, unrefueled
Armament: Conventional or nuclear weapons
Payload: 340,000 pounds
Crew: Two pilots
Unit cost: Approximately $550 million
Date Deployed: June 2004
Inventory: Active force: 50 (1 test); ANG: 0; Reserve: 0
25 have been deployed by the RNC airforce.
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Office of the Department of Aerospace
(New Verum, Atlantica, RNC) The Republic of National Commonwealth is celebrating its newly launched GeoX-Bomber. Contracted to the Aeronoxia Corporation of National Commonwealth, the bomber will usher in a new era of flight dynamics and capability at sub-sonic speeds.
The aircraft incorporates the Blended-Wing-Body (BWB) design approach to maximize overall efficiency by integrating the engines, wings, and the body into a single lifting surface. The BWB synergistically combines a rigid, wide airfoil-shaped fuselage with high-aspect-ratio wings and buried engines with a common integrated nacelle. The BWB concept houses a wide double-deck payload compartment that blends into the wing. Preliminary analyses indicate that the BWB would outperform all current conventional aircraft. An initial evaluation of this configuration indicates significant cost and performance benefits over conventional configurations: a 56-percent increase in lift-drag ratio, a 20-percent decrease in fuel burn, and a 10-percent decrease in the operating-empty weight. The bomber, with a 280-foot wingspan, could carry 231,000 pounds of payload more than 12,000 nautical miles at a cruise speed of approximately 560 mph. It would reduce fuel burn and harmful emissions by almost a third. Other potential benefits of the BWB include increased aerodynamic performance, lower operating cost and reduced noise levels.
http://www.lowtechweb.com/nei/bomber.GIF
http://www.lowtechweb.com/nei/newbomber.jpg
The aircraft also has commercial applications.
http://www.lowtechweb.com/nei/aircraft.jpg
Specifications
Primary function: Multi-role heavy bomber
Prime Contractor: Aeronoxia Corp.
Power Plant: Three General Electric F-118-GE-100 engines
Thrust: 50,300 pounds each engine
Length: 160.8 feet
Height: 40.9 feet
Wingspan: 289 feet
Speed: High subsonic
Ceiling: 65,000 feet
Takeoff Weight (Typical): 723,000 pounds
Range: Global, unrefueled
Armament: Conventional or nuclear weapons
Payload: 340,000 pounds
Crew: Two pilots
Unit cost: Approximately $550 million
Date Deployed: June 2004
Inventory: Active force: 50 (1 test); ANG: 0; Reserve: 0
25 have been deployed by the RNC airforce.
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