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References:
References:
[1] https://theicct.org/sites/default/files/publications/ICCT_Aircraft-FE-Trends_20150902.pdf
[2] https://spinoff.nasa.gov/Spinoff2010/t_5.html#:~:text=Employing%20APB's%20Blended%20Winglets%2C%20a,percent%20fuel%20savings%2C%20says%20Stowell
[3] https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0376042118301465
[4] Page 19 https://www.nasa.gov/sites/default/files/atoms/files/beyond_tube-and-wing_tagged.pdf
[5] https://www.statista.com/statistics/655057/fuel-consumption-of-airlines-worldwide/#:~:text=Commercial%20airlines%20worldwide%20%2D%20fuel%20consumption%202005%2D2021&text=The%20global%20fuel%20consumption%20by,52%20billion%20gallons%20in%202020.
[6] https://arc.aiaa.org/doi/10.2514/1.9084
[7] https://www.af.mil/News/Article-Display/Article/123360/b-2-accident-report-released/
[8] https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2095809919308641
[9] Page 81 https://www.nasa.gov/sites/default/files/atoms/files/beyond_tube-and-wing_tagged.pdf
[10] https://arc.aiaa.org/doi/10.2514/1.9084
[11] Page 20 https://www.nasa.gov/sites/default/files/atoms/files/beyond_tube-and-wing_tagged.pdf
[12] Webinar by Mark Page a pioneer in the blended wing body design. https://youtu.be/x0vYuPmOPYE & https://www.grc.nasa.gov/www/k-12/airplane/induced.html
[13] https://www.businessinsider.com/boeing-787-dreamliner-777x-cabin-pressure-jetlag-2016-9
[14] https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S1359836818321784
[15] Page 13 https://arc.aiaa.org/doi/10.2514/1.9084
[16] https://www.boeing.com/history/products/b-2-spirit.page
[17] Page 22 https://arc.aiaa.org/doi/10.2514/1.9084
[18] Page 1 https://arc.aiaa.org/doi/10.2514/1.9084

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