Why JetZero’s Blended Wing Plane Will Use Same Pratt & Whitney Engine As The Boeing 757

JetZero has just announced it has chosen the legacy Pratt & Whitney PW2040 engine to power its demonstrator that is planned to fly in 2027. Ambitiously, JetZero plans for the blended-wing-body (BWB) aircraft (called the Z4) to enter commercial service in 2030, although it remains unclear what engine it will have then.