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two or three floor
construction

tfour or six aside
blended wing fuselage

Fig. 17.10 Model of a blended wing airplane

(196.7-207.9 ft) wide on the leading edge. The airplane is built of CFC substances
and honeycomb sandwich construction modules for the fuselage to achieve the
required strength, rigidity and lightness. The wings have a lot of risks to strengthen
the construction, e.g., 120 carbon fiber ribs at 0.5 m (1.64 ft, i.e., 0.55 yd) intervals
to create the airfoil shape, and support the skin of the upper and lower wing.
Therfore, the proportions of the experimental airplane and the length of the wing
are very similar to a single-aisle airplane [ 43 ].
In fact, solar cells cannot provide the entire energy for future airplanes, but they
can contribute to the utilization of solar energy as auxiliary power.