Haven't seen you in a while intelgurl

Nice to see you again.
The BWB was being plotted in the Boeing gearheads for some time now, but definitely got lost in the rush about the A380 (Which in my opinion will get
beaten out by the 777 and the 787 anyway).
There's only one problem with this otherwise beautiful plane.
Remember the problem with the 747 when it was going to airports? The guys had to widen the airstrips and runways to accomodate the monster wingspan.
This thing looks even wider. How's it supposed to fit on a runway like that?
I also have to question the air force using it as a multirole. It is incredibly similar to the B-2 Bomber in shape. However, the B-2 was made for the
role of bomber, and excels in it. But this one is being made for a civilian purpose. Now I wouldn't be surprised if it went into military duty as a
bomber and such, like they militarized the KC-135 Stratotankers from... whatever they were before. DC-9's, 737's I think, 727's, I dunno. Something
around that.
But yeah, I am happy that Boeing is making a (well, somewhat of a) competitor to the A380. But I stand by my opinion that the 787's and 777's are
the way to go.
EDIT: Also, one more thing. How the heck is this thing supposed to fit into those itty-bitty gates at the airports? Folding wings, maybe, but thats
where the passengers can sit, ain't it?
[edit on 11/27/2005 by Darkpr0]