Look into the ships built by the Horton Brothers.

John

"Robert Bates" wrote in message
.. .
Watched a few shows on Discovery Wings this weekend that were discussing
the
superior lift and handling of a blended wing body (BWB) design over a
flying
wing and traditional wing/fuselage design. Superior lift? Hmmm...

Does anyone know of a BWB sailplane out there, or any research on one?
Did
a Google search and found nothing... Figure with the amazing weight
savings
composite sailplanes out there like the SparrowHawk have demonstrated, a
BWB
could probably be designed that would not have the weight penalties a
larger
lifitng body would require using traditional sailplane materials like
aluminum or fiberglass.

Just curious...

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Austin, Texas - USA
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