3M Will Help Shape JetZero’s ‘All-Wing’ Airliner
‘Investment and strategic collaboration’ is intended to support the design of the company’s Z4.
‘Investment and strategic collaboration’ is intended to support the design of the company’s Z4.
Blended-wing aircraft developer raises $175 million in a Series B round that includes United Airlines Ventures, RTX Ventures, and Northrop Grumman.
Airline believes JetZero’s Z4 could reduce fuel burn by as much as 50 percent per passenger mile versus comparably sized tube-and-wing designs.
Collaboration comes as the carrier continues to focus on its goal of net-zero emissions by 2050.
The demonstrator airplane, which is expected to take its first flight in 2027, is designed to cut fuel consumption, emissions and noise.