On Oct 17, 12:55 pm, Phil wrote:
Thirty Five percent more fuel efficient. That would translate into
less expensive tickets. And just a fraction of the noise. But will
Boeing ever build something like this? Or will they wait until Airbus
or Embraer or the Chinese or the Russians build one?


More likely, same price tickets and fatter profits for the airlines.
We've discussed this design (beat it to death, actually) in an earlier
thread. The big problem seemed to be with pax comfort (lack of windows
and vertical acceleration for outboard seats during turns) never mind
the pressurization issue.

Looks cool in photos though G