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by jjk166 1323 days ago
Aerospace engineer here, this is incorrect.

Long thin fuselages dramatically increase drag due to skin friction. Blended wings have better lift to drag ratios, meaning for a given amount of fuel consumption (to overcome drag) you get higher payload/better range.

The B2 has twice the range of a 737 and cruises 20% faster.