I found these pics online last October from some professional aviation site (can’t remember where).

Boeing is feeling the market for two concepts....one a new narrow body, and the other a “pseudo-widebody” (Dual aisle, but inside a fuselage only slightly wider than a 757 or A320. Ironic, given that the 797 would be sold as a replacement for a narrow-body and a “sort-of” wide-body....)

This pic shows two potential layouts: a short-wing small engine, or a long-wing big engine. The fuselage is an oval, giving the potential for dual-aisle the full length of the cabin, OR a much wider single-aisle, still with 3 x 3 seating in economy.

The cargo hold would be the narrow part of the oval. This would reduce frontal area and wide-body drag, but still allow a standard AKH baggage pod, currently used in the A320 family.

I could see an airline going dual-aisle in First Class, with a single aisle in coach.

Boeing’s dilemma: trying to determine realistic sales market, and which version. Development would allegedly take 9+ years, and I forget how many billions. Boeing is afraid the market may have been largely absorbed by A321 NEOs and (ugghh) 737 MAXs, leaving perhaps only 400-600 airplanes needed...for the routes that 767s and 757s do.

Interesting concepts. Curious how the artist’s concept in profile looks a lot like a 757. I fear they will take too long, and decide there’s no market for it.

 

Picture 2.

 

Picture 3. 797 is the one out in front, far right.

 

Picture 4.

 

Picture 5.

 

And number 6.

 

I saw this picture with an ovoid fuselage. Wide as a 767, cargo capacity of a 320/737.

 

Interesting pic with size/range info.

 

A hope we get the first A models as a launch customer. SNJs for all.

 

The day we see the last 737 NG hauling freight in some African republic can not come soon enough.