Air Force Plans New Blended Wing Body Cargo/Tanker Aircraft by 2027

Re:Air Force Plans New Blended Wing Body Cargo/Tanker Aircra... by MBCook on Wednesday October 05, 2022 @11:06PM (#33103889)

But do you need to pressurize it? Only the crew space needs that which could be a small/short tube in the middle right behind (and including) the cockpit.

The fuel tanks don’t care. They’re not pressurized on a normal design. The cargo may not need it either.

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Re:Air Force Plans New Blended Wing Body Cargo/Tanker Aircra... by swagasaurus-rex on Thursday October 06, 2022 @01:51AM (#33104828)

Don't some fuels like gasoline evaporate more quickly under lower pressure?

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Re:Air Force Plans New Blended Wing Body Cargo/Tanker Aircra... by ompaLompa on Thursday October 06, 2022 @02:05AM (#33104918)

Transported fuel will be in sealed containers.

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Re:Air Force Plans New Blended Wing Body Cargo/Tanker Aircra... by kart23 on Thursday October 06, 2022 @01:29AM (#33104700)

true. I thought cargo planes are often used for troop transport and this would be the same, but if they're solely using it for cargo/fuel it should be fine.

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Re:Air Force Plans New Blended Wing Body Cargo/Tanker Aircra... by nradov on Thursday October 06, 2022 @11:12AM (#33109240)

Modern tankers are actually multirole aircraft which can carry small amounts of cargo and/or personnel when necessary. This makes operations more flexible. With something like a KC-46 the entire fuselage including the cargo area is pressurized.

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