Next from Lionheart Creations; Boeing 797 Blended Wing

[Lionheart]

Hey all,

This is next. This is a freeware (first release) that will be first for FS2004, then later for FSX. This is the flying wing Dreadnaught from Boeing, the 1000 seater 'Blended Wing' Boeing B-797.

Doing it for a friend that doesnt have one for FS9.

Freeware will not have a VC. (arrgh, spit! how can you do that??? ACKK!!!) yes.. bad news, I know. We will have a really nice 2D panel though.

I am already into negotiations with Boeing and about to submit the official license application which will enable me to be an official, legal Boeing flight sim representative. Then I can do a high detail VC, super detailed FSX version, and also make the Boeing Bird of Prey... (I want to make that one bad!)

This flying wing is actually beautiful. With the engines off the top, you see a very sharp design. The front cone looks a bit awkward, like it still has some 'tubeliner' in it, but the rest is awesome.

Note, views are work in progress. Front portholes or windows are crooked. Still mapping it.


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[N2056]

Very cool!

Good luck on getting official blessing from Boeing. That would be awesome!

[warchild]

does anyone know what the weight of a square foot of composite materil is?? ( about a half inch thick??? )

[Bone]

that's great

[Cag40Navy]

SAWEET! Good luck on the license Bill!

[Lionheart]

Thanks gang.

Pam,

I have no idea, and there are several composite materials out there to choose from. The A-380 uses a dual aluminum set of sheets with a odd core material. Some are carbonfiber skins with honeycomb core, etc. Oddly, the 380 skins looked like a thick sheet of solid material, like plastic or something. Really odd stuff.

Bill

[stormtrooper271]

does anyone know what the weight of a square foot of composite materil is?? ( about a half inch thick??? )

If I remember correctly from the show Factory Made a completed carbon fiber Trek Bike frame weighs 2 or 4 lbs. ( I can't remember which ) So composites don't weigh very much at all

[Bjoern]

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Was your "flat cockpit windows" thread at FSDEev about this model?

Did you do them with "shape merge" now?

In any case, the model looks very smooth.
I won't fly it though....too big for normal airports. :d

[Lionheart]

Was your "flat cockpit windows" thread at FSDEev about this model?

Did you do them with "shape merge" now?

Hey Bjoern,

I ended up mimmicking the prototype Dreamliner B-787 windshields. I loved those and did something really similar. Very exotic looking. I was going to do the flat windows, and when researching the windows of the BWB, I found Dreamliner renderings and in an accidental auto-non-controllable-druel, I decided to opt for the Dreamliner version.

In any case, the model looks very smooth.
I won't fly it though....too big for normal airports. :d

Its the same wingspan as the A-380. :d The track widths of the undercarriage is the only issue so far.



Bill