Almost 50 years on from its commissioning date, the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68) departed Naval Base ...

The blended-wing-body design of the planned JetZero plane is expected to make it "up to 50% more fuel efficient than conventional tube-and-wing airframes on the market," the carrier said.

Disc-shaped flying craft look futuristic and have some advantages ... It’s an efficient design for take-off and landing on an aircraft carrier, taking up less space than winged aircraft.

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