What’s old is new again! BWB, flying cars, lead free fuel… I believe my first introduction to the BWB concept was a popular science magazine close to 30 years ago.
My recollection from that time was that ‘serious’ passenger/freighter designs focussed more on flying wings than on BWBs. I think this was based partly on them being relatively easy to build using then available technology - would composites on an airliner scale have been practical back then? Beech had its problems with the Starliner (which was unfortunate, for it was a gorgeous plane.).
Just curious, would the nose angle during lift off and the rear placed engines reduce bird strike frequency? (not a big problem in Alaska, but in other parts of the world, significant risk. I wish GE and the airlines would put more innovation into this issue (better than chewing up 4 pound birds or shutting one engine down and hoping there are not that many birds.) My 2 cents.
I really like the idea of combining BWB with this new technology.
https://www.ottoaviation.com.