San Diego startup Natilus plans to develop the "Horizon," a 200-seat blended wing body (BWB) airliner, claiming it will be 30% more fuel-efficient than conventional aircraft.
The company is actively seeking billions of dollars in investment to fund the project and aims to have the BWB airliner operational by 2030.
While major aviation players like Airbus and Boeing are also researching BWB concepts, Natilus intends to be the first to build a full-scale commercial version, with support from some industry experts.
A San Diego startup says it will build the world’s first blended wing body (BWB) airliner as soon as it rounds up investors with the billions of dollars needed to mount such an effort.
Natilus has announced the Horizon, a 200-seat BWB design it claims will use 30 percent less fuel than a conventional aircraft of similar capacity.
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Russ Niles is Editor-in-Chief of AVweb. He has been a pilot for 30 years and joined AVweb 22 years ago. He and his wife Marni live in southern British Columbia where they also operate a small winery.
