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Originally Published 7 months ago — by AL.com
California-based JetZero selected Greensboro, North Carolina, over Huntsville, Alabama, for a $4.7 billion aircraft manufacturing plant, which will create over 14,560 jobs and is the largest economic development project in North Carolina history.
Originally Published 7 months ago — by Raleigh News & Observer
JetZero plans to build a $4.7 billion aircraft manufacturing plant in Greensboro, North Carolina, aiming to create 14,500 jobs and disrupt the aviation industry with a fuel-efficient, blended-wing aircraft prototype. The project has secured up to $1 billion in incentives from the state, making it the largest recent job creation effort in North Carolina, and joins a growing aviation hub in Greensboro alongside Boom Supersonic and Honda Aircraft.
Originally Published 7 months ago — by WRAL.com
JetZero Inc. plans to build a $4.7 billion aerospace factory at Piedmont Triad International Airport in Greensboro, North Carolina, creating over 14,500 jobs and receiving up to $1.57 billion in state incentives. The factory aims to produce innovative all-wing aircraft capable of significantly reducing fuel consumption, with first flights expected in 2027 and commercial service by 2030, potentially transforming the regional economy and aerospace industry.
Originally Published 2 years ago — by The Air Current
Startup JetZero has been awarded $235 million by the U.S. Air Force and the Department of Defense's Defense Innovation Unit to develop a full-scale piloted blended wing demonstrator. The aircraft, a collaboration between JetZero, Northrop Grumman, and Scaled Composites, aims to validate a 50% step change in structural and fuel efficiency. If successful, it could establish a new entrant in the commercial aviation market.
Originally Published 2 years ago — by AirForceTimes.com
Aerospace startup JetZero has been selected by the Pentagon's Defense Innovation Unit to build and fly a prototype aircraft called the Z-5, featuring a blended wing body design. The fuel-efficient aircraft, resembling a B-2 Spirit bomber, aims to offer greater range and fuel efficiency, potentially replacing the Air Force's C-5 and C-17 transport aircraft or the KC-46 tanker. If successful, the Z-5 could significantly reduce the Air Force's fuel expenses and environmental footprint. The project also holds potential applications for commercial air travel.
Originally Published 2 years ago — by Aviation Week
California-based startup JetZero has unveiled a blended wing body (BWB) design for a midsize commercial and military tanker-transport aircraft. The Z-5 design is optimised for a range of at least 5,000 nm and up to 250 passengers, and is expected to be about half the weight and require half the power of aircraft it replaces, such as the Boeing 767. The reduced weight and power requirements are designed to enable the Z-5 to use derivatives of existing single-aisle engines such as the CFM Leap 1 or Pratt & Whitney PW1100G. The Air Force is due to select a winning proposal by midyear and plans to begin demonstrator flights in 2027.