Boeing (McDonnell Douglas) Oblique Flying Wing commercial transport

[flateric]

MDC (formally, Boeing already) 1997 Oblique Flying Wing commercial transport, sub- and supersonic versions.
Still cant't understand how passengers are to travel with acceleration directed to 45-60 angle to fuselage centerline. AFAIK such direction G-Forces are one of the hardest to withstand for un-prepared man. In rotating chairs? Or with extra reserve of paper bags?

 

[vstol]

MDC (formally, Boeing already) 1997 Oblique Flying Wing commercial transport, sub- and supersonic versions.

These are really interesting. Can you tell me the source for these? Do you know of any other oblique flying wing concepts? I found a few on this website: http://www.obliqueflyingwing.com/

Thanks!
Mike.

 

[sferrin]

The thing I wonder about, particularly on this latest developement that Northrop and DARPA are putting together, is how do they make sure when they start the pivot moving that it's the wing that rotates and not the engine pod? ???

 

[pesholito]

MDC (formally, Boeing already) 1997 Oblique Flying Wing commercial transport, sub- and supersonic versions.
Still cant't understand how passengers are to travel with acceleration directed to 45-60 angle to fuselage centerline. AFAIK such direction G-Forces are one of the hardest to withstand for un-prepared man. In rotating chairs? Or with extra reserve of paper bags?

The source of these pictures, is it available for download online, or would you be so kind to make it available?
Thank you!

 

[hesham]

Hi,

here is the MDD design with some data.

http://www.fzt.haw-hamburg.de/pers/Scholz/arbeiten/TextMuellerS.pdf

 

[Vahe Demirjian]

Hi,

here is the MDD design with some data.

http://www.fzt.haw-hamburg.de/pers/Scholz/arbeiten/TextMuellerS.pdf

The McDonnell Douglas design studies for subsonic and supersonic oblique flying wing airliner designs are also discussed at this link:

https://www.researchgate.net/publication/305342212_Oblique_Flying_Wing_Past_and_Future

The subsonic design would have had a wingspan of 317 feet, a seating capacity of 708 passengers, four turbofans with 45,000 lb (1,961 kN) thrust each, a gross weight of 975,000 lb (442,252 kg). The supersonic design would have had a cruise speed of Mach 1.3, a seating capacity of 733 passengers, six turbofans, and a wingspan of 455 feet.