Kingfish wrote:

More likely, same price tickets and fatter profits for the airlines.
We've discussed this design (beat it to death, actually) in an earlier
thread. The big problem seemed to be with pax comfort (lack of windows
and vertical acceleration for outboard seats during turns) never mind
the pressurization issue.

Looks cool in photos though G

In the late 40s, when Northrop was building the YB-49 jet powered flying
wings, they put together a mock up of a civilian airliner version. I
remember seeing a promo film about it, which can probably be found floating
around the web somewhere.

Northrop solved the problem of passenger claustrophobia by making the
leading edge of the wing transparent. The passengers were seated in a
theater-like arrangement and could see where the plane was headed.

John Galban=====N4BQ (PA28-180)

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