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inherently quieter than current
airliners because the airframe
shields most of the noise from
engines mounted on the upper
surface.

JetZero’s Z-5 design, the first
in a proposed family of Z-series
aircraft, is optimized for a range
of at least 5,000 nm and up to
250 passengers. The all-com-
posite aircraft has a wide single
deck and high-aspect-ratio wing.
Although this extends the wing-
span to close to 200 ft., similar to
an Airbus A330, the body length
is shorter than a Boeing 767.
Despite the overall size, JetZero
says the midmarket aircraft will
be about half the weight and Jet Zero Z-5 Compared with 767-300
require half the power of aircraft
it replaces, such as the 767. will be in a 2-2 config- “Boarding will be a dream.”

From a passenger per- uration with abundant Aimed at entry into service in
the 2030s, the reduced weight
spective the Z-5 will overhead storage and power requirements are

have four aisles with space. O’Leary says the con- designed to enable the Z-5
figuration options are endless
seats set as doubles. and offer airlines and entirely to use derivatives of existing
single-aisle engines such as
Each modular zone new passenger pleasing palette. the CFM Leap 1 or Pratt &

Jetzero Tanker Concept

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