By Scott Hamilton and Bjorn Fehrm

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July 24, 2025, © Leeham News: In Part 3 of our five-part series on examining the potential next generation of aircraft in the coming decades, we take a closer look at Aircraft projects 1 to 4 in our Figure 1.

Figure 1. The 13 airliner ideas we look at in the series. Source: Leeham Co.

These are the (1) A220-500, (2) Boeing's Transonic Truss Brace Wing (TTBW), (3) Boom’s Overture Super Sonic Transport (SST), and (4) the Blended Wing Body (BWB) aircraft suggested by leading proponent Jet Zero.