Jun 272009
Another Hiller museum photo, this time showing a photo of a model of a smallish jetliner featuring aft wings and largish canards up front. No further data.
3 Responses to “Boeing Canard Jetliner”
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It is an interesting idea but the obvious weakness would be gates at airports; it would need quite a bit of space for those canards.
Jim
I’d also have thought that aft door was effectively unusable with a jetway.
Thinks…maybe it’s designed for use at undeveloped small airports, short runways, no jetways, etc,.
I see full span slotted flaps on both main wing and canard, for STOL performance, engines are well places to avoid FOD from gravel runways, the aircraft would have 737-style built in airstairs.
Shame it’s not possible to see if it has a rough-field undercarriage.
Looks like one of many possible 7J7 configurations. This was a 1980s-early 90s proposal for, more or less, a 727/737 replacement using relatively advanced technology for the day. Although the 7J7 was intended to use propfans, as usual with Boeing, there were numerous alternative proposals to develop the same basic airframe with multiple wing and propulsion configurations. The J in the designation signified Japan, which would have been a full industrial partner with Boeing.
Interestingly, the seating configuration was 2-2-2 to enhance passenger comfort (what a quaint notion).