2nickels
2nickels t1_iwf5ul7 wrote
I'm a (admittingly old) aerospace guy and I just can't see this becoming a thing.
Delta wings are super cool and have a lot of benefits but inherent safety isn't one of them.
Modern commercial jets as we know them are inherently stable and a LOT has to go wrong before they stop flying.
Delta designs are kind of always barely flying and rely a lot on stability augmentation for optimized flight.
2nickels t1_iwhx5bi wrote
Reply to comment by MightyH20 in The Weird-Looking, Fuel-Efficient Planes You Could Be Flying in One Day by rchaudhary
Flying wings are nothing new. Are they remarkably efficient? Yes. Remarkably stable? Maybe, but not without tons of help.
There’s a lot of flying wing shapes holes in the desert from failed flying wing designs.