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JetZero Z4

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200-plus passenger, commercial-military blended wing body aircraft. Initially powered by Pratt & Whitney GTF engines, then switchd to PW2000. Funded by U.S. DoD’s Defense Innovation Unit, and includes possible tanker variant: KC-Z4. Formerly JetZero BWB Demonstrator.

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Lift type

Fixed wing

Construction

Factory-built

Control

Piloted

Engine type

Turbofan

Application

Cargo, Military transport, Passenger large

Design & construction

Primary structure

Composite

Wing

Composite

Landing gear

Retractable tricycle

Ice protection

Bleed air

Pressurisation

Pressurised

Flight controls

Full FBW digital

Autopilot

3-axis + autoland

Avionics architecture

Integrated glass suite

Environmental control

Engine-bleed air-cycle

Certification

Part 25

Minimum crew

Composite wing (primary structure) Primary Composite fuselage (primary structure) Primary SAF certified (100%) Planned

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Type variants

Variant	Launch / first flight	Production end	Notes
JetZero Z4	/		Blended wing body full-scale aircraft demonstrator, includes cargo variant: Z4F, and theorised refueling tanker variant: KC-Z4.
JetZero Jet1	2023 /		Full-scale demonstrator.

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