: having a body shape that combines the functions of a wing and a fuselage
In blended-wing bodies, otherwise known as flying wings, the fuselage and wing function aerodynamically as a single unit.—Eric Adams, Popular Science, October 2002
blended wingnoun
The blended wing needs more lifting area than a conventional airliner to support its weight at the low speeds of takeoff and landing … —Peter Garrison, Air & Space, September 2000
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