Anyway, I wrote to Ed Cole and Clarence Wilde saying we were delighted that they had discovered Burnelli's brilliance, and that Burnelli would be glad to negotiate a normal license arrangement. About six weeks later, I got a letter from Boeing, stating that, while they had investigated the Burnelli Design, they had decided not to proceed with the project. The fact that Boeing decided to cancel the project, after spending some millions on it, became even more astonishing when a disgruntled engineer sent me a couple of pages out of the Boeing 754 manual which disclosed the enormity of Burnelli superiority. With similar power, the twin engine Burnelli type B-754 had a maximum containerized payload of 160,000 lbs., while the B-767 could only carry less than half, 72,770 lbs., non containerized. In short, the Burnelli type could carry more than double the payload and fly it 1,200 nautical miles further than the B- 767!

Boeing 754 (Lifting-Body) v. Boeing 767 (Conventional)
comparative table

Can you imagine precisely what this could mean to the air transport industry? We are talking about a transportation revolution of enormous proportions. Undreamed of expansion and a real enhancement of aircraft safety.

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