Boeing NLA

[gabrielorosco]

Hey guys, there's a book magazine called Aerospace made by an aeronautical institution called the Royal Aeronautical Society, and volume 21 back in 1994 showed the Arbus A3XX, the Airbus P500, a "super 747", as well as a brand new 1000 seater megajet. The magazine also showed a comparison between the 1000 seater megajet and the 747, but I can't seem to find the whole picture. Have any of YOU seen it before? How about hesham, grey havoc or carsinamerica? If not, maybe you could try finding the exact picture from the book yourselves. And please let me know if you find something. Thanks in advance.

Hey friend, did you find it? I am also looking for pictures and info about the Megajet. Can you help me?

I think the plane that you uploaded on the topic mega-jet giant airliner proposed is actually the one we were looking for.

Yes, it is. Just saw your coment on this post and decided to ask.

 

[trexslee]

Hey guys, there's a book magazine called Aerospace made by an aeronautical institution called the Royal Aeronautical Society, and volume 21 back in 1994 showed the Arbus A3XX, the Airbus P500, a "super 747", as well as a brand new 1000 seater megajet. The magazine also showed a comparison between the 1000 seater megajet and the 747, but I can't seem to find the whole picture. Have any of YOU seen it before? How about hesham, grey havoc or carsinamerica? If not, maybe you could try finding the exact picture from the book yourselves. And please let me know if you find something. Thanks in advance.

Hey friend, did you find it? I am also looking for pictures and info about the Megajet. Can you help me?

I think the plane that you uploaded on the topic mega-jet giant airliner proposed is actually the one we were looking for.

Yes, it is. Just saw your coment on this post and decided to ask.

I'm glad we found it.

 

[gabrielorosco]

Hey guys, there's a book magazine called Aerospace made by an aeronautical institution called the Royal Aeronautical Society, and volume 21 back in 1994 showed the Arbus A3XX, the Airbus P500, a "super 747", as well as a brand new 1000 seater megajet. The magazine also showed a comparison between the 1000 seater megajet and the 747, but I can't seem to find the whole picture. Have any of YOU seen it before? How about hesham, grey havoc or carsinamerica? If not, maybe you could try finding the exact picture from the book yourselves. And please let me know if you find something. Thanks in advance.

Hey friend, did you find it? I am also looking for pictures and info about the Megajet. Can you help me?

I think the plane that you uploaded on the topic mega-jet giant airliner proposed is actually the one we were looking for.

Yes, it is. Just saw your coment on this post and decided to ask.

I'm glad we found it.

We found? Where?

 

[fightingirish]

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We found? Where?

Home> Forums> Secret (Unbuilt) Projects> Secret Postwar Aircraft Projects>The "Mega-jet" giant airliner proposal

 

[hesham]

From, The Airbus A380

 

[hesham]

From Aviation magazine 1-10-1991

 

[trexslee]

From Aviation magazine 1-10-1991

Woah, this post is definitely the first new one about one of the Boeing NLA/VLCT/N650 programs in almost 4 years, so this is definitely a great treat right here.

 

[publiusr]

These concepts use 777 type engines?
I would think shoulder mount wings allow nacelle growth, cargo variants, etc.

 

[Scott Kenny]

These concepts use 777 type engines?
I would think shoulder mount wings allow nacelle growth, cargo variants, etc.

It's really only military cargo-haulers that need the ability to unload without a lot of hardware at the receiving airport. (Possible exception for the oil industry, but they have enough money to move specialty hardware around as needed)

While the standard low wing design is easier to maintain.

 

[blackkite]

Hi!
https://www.reddit.com/media?url=ht...bp&s=969e445014f0958a372656c210e5b0c31bf166d0

 

[carsinamerica]

So, here's my best effort to summarize what we know (and what we don't) about the development of the Boeing NLA (and the related VLCT & LAPD programs). They all appear to use the 763- prefix to their design numbers, which is one of the series Boeing uses, this one for large aircraft.


763-001 to 763-017: No details known

763-018: Double-decker NLA with circular (334”) cross-section. 776 pax (2-4-4-2 main deck, 2-4-2 upper). 260’2” long (fuselage 250’6”), 275’8” span, ~77’ height (approx.), 4 x GE90-class engines

763-019 to 763-031: No details known

763-032: BWB-delta design NLA. 609 pax. No other statistics. 3 x turbofan engines

763-033 to 763-057: No details known

763-058: Double-decker NLA. 650? pax (presumably 2-4-4-2 main deck, 2-3-2 upper). 232’2” long (approx., fuselage 214’4”), 281’2” span, 81’4” height. 4 x GE90 / Trent ??? / PW4073 engines.

763-059: Double-decker NLA. 757 pax (2-4-4-2 main deck, 2-3-2 upper). (fuselage 244’4”), 281’2” span. 4 x P&W STS977 engines.

763-060 to 763-164: No details known

763-165: Single-deck horizontal double-bubble NLA w/ shoulder wing and V-tail. ??? pax. 254’3” long (fuselage 227’5”), 260’ span, height ??. 4 x turbofan engines.

763-166 to 763-188: No details known

763-189A: Early 747-600X study. 503 pax. 220” fwd & 122” aft stretches. New wing. 747SP vertical stabilizer. New engines.

763-190 to 763-222: No details known

763-223: Late 747-600X study. 548 pax. 277’5” length (270’ fuselage), 255’ span, 71’7” height. Year: 1996.

763-224: Late 747-500X study. 462 (?) pax. 253’7” length (245’ fuselage), 255’ span, 73’8” height. Year: 1996.

763-225 to 763-240: No details known

763-241: Single-deck LAPD w/ shoulder wing and T-tail. ??? pax. 250’ long, 262’ span, 66’ height. 4 x turbofan engines. 27’ wide passenger cabin. Year: 1999.

763-242 to 763-245: No details known

763-246C: Single-deck ovoid LAPD. 454 pax (2-4-4-2). 240’9” long (fuselage 231’8”), 262’ span, 75’11” height. 4 x 66,800 lbf turbofan engines (104” fan). Range 7,750 nmi (9,000+ nmi for -246CER version). 58 overhead bunk beds. Year: 1999.

763-246CS: Stretched version of 763-246C. 547 pax. 273’5” long (fuselage 264’4”), other dimensions same. 74,500 lbf turbofan engines. 82 overhead bunk beds. Year: 1999.

763-247 or greater: No details known. Last 763-prefix design number unknown


NLA designs whose 763-xxx numbers are unknown:

Double-deck NLA with pinched upper deck (ovoid figure-eight). 606 pax (2-3-4-2 main decker, 2-4-2 upper). 244’2” length (approx., fuselage 229’3”), 260’ span, 77’8” height. 4 x GE90-class turbofan engines. Range 7,850 nmi. (Corresponds to in-flight art posted in this thread. Also matches interior drawing labeled PA-797-4I-6 R2 C). Year: 1994.

Stretch of the above to 750 pax. (91 m [298’6”] long, said “Flight International.”

Interior drawing label PA-797-3I-5 R2 C: Single-deck NLA. 485 pax (2-4-4-2).

1 of 5 reported in “Flight International” article of 1993-06-15: “Benchmark” double-deck NLA. 624 pax (18-abreast over two decks). 249’9” [76.13 m] length, 272’4” [83 m] span for 14,500 km range OR 259’2” [79 m] span for 12,000 km range, 4 x 95,000 lbf turbofans.

NLA design, 763-number not known, 2 of 5 reported in “Flight International” article of 1993-06-15: Shortened double-deck NLA. 584 pax (18-abreast over two decks). 234’9” [71.54 m] length, no other notes.

NLA design, 763-number not known, 3 of 5 reported in “Flight International” article of 1993-06-15: Single-deck NLA. 627 pax (15-abreast over two decks). 244’4” [74.49 m] length, said to resemble a wider 777 stretch. 4 x turbofan engines.

NLA design, 763-number not known, 4 of 5 reported in “Flight International” article of 1993-06-15: “747-look” 1.5-deck NLA. 630 pax. 242’9” [74 m] length. Some features related to the 777, but with an upper forward deck.

NLA design, 763-number not known, 5 of 4 reported in “Flight International” article of 1993-06-15: A stretched version of the benchmark double-decker could seat 750 passenger in 3-class seating.

NLA design, 763-number not known, from “Aviation” magazine 3-view [French]: Double-decker NLA. 234’11” [71.6 m] length, 257’10” [78.6 m] span, 77’1” [23.5 m] height, 27’10” [8.48 m] fuselage cross-section. 4 x turbofan engines.


Other aircraft presumed to have a 763-prefix number:

(a) The VLCT designed in cooperation with Airbus, with capacity up to 800 passengers.
(b) The 747-700X, if it ever progressed to the formal drawings stage.

That's all I know. It seems like there's a lot of "big Boeing" history still waiting to be learned.

 

[trexslee]

So, here's my best effort to summarize what we know (and what we don't) about the development of the Boeing NLA (and the related VLCT & LAPD programs). They all appear to use the 763- prefix to their design numbers, which is one of the series Boeing uses, this one for large aircraft.

Here's an idea, if you can find anyone who might be up to drawing their own versions of all the NLA, VLCT, and LAPD designs here that we don't seem to have any drawings of, including for example: the 763-247, the 763-019, the 5 NLA designs from 1993-06-15, including the 91 meter stretch version of the benchmark double-decker, and as well as the VLCT designed by both Boeing and Airbus that has a capacity of at least 800 passengers, you're more than welcome to give me a shout.

Because it would be truly be awesome to have them be designed by fans, in fact, somebody, who goes by cgocs on DeviantArt already drew 3 of Boeing's NLA/LAPD designs which are the, 763-058, 763-058, and 763-246C in FD Scale 2 months ago, and here they are.

Links to source pages
https://www.deviantart.com/cgocs/art/Boeing763-018-1333057501
https://www.deviantart.com/cgocs/art/Boeing763-058-1333652974
https://www.deviantart.com/cgocs/art/Boeing763-246-1333653011

 

[carsinamerica]

Here's an idea, if you can find anyone who might be up to drawing their own versions of all the NLA, VLCT, and LAPD designs here that we don't seem to have any drawings of, including for example: the 763-247, the 763-019, the 5 NLA designs from 1993-06-15, including the 91 meter stretch version of the benchmark double-decker, and as well as the VLCT designed by both Boeing and Airbus that has a capacity of at least 800 passengers, you're more than welcome to give me a shout.

Because it would be truly be awesome to have them be designed by fans, in fact, somebody, who goes by cgocs on DeviantArt already drew 3 of Boeing's NLA/LAPD designs which are the, 763-058 [sic] , 763-058, and 763-246C in FD Scale 2 months ago, and here they are.

I admire the enthusiasm, but this forum wouldn't be the place for NLA concepts "designed by fans." This thread is for projects that were designed by the manufacturer. Even DeviantArt sketches are suspect, because we don't know how much the artist relied on authentic diagrams versus speculation.

 

[trexslee]

I admire the enthusiasm, but this forum wouldn't be the place for NLA concepts "designed by fans." This thread is for projects that were designed by the manufacturer. Even DeviantArt sketches are suspect, because we don't know how much the artist relied on authentic diagrams versus speculation.

Good point, I won’t make the same mistake again, I promise, don’t worry.