A high-speed transport aircraft. In one embodiment, the aircraft includes
a fuselage, delta wings, and integrated engine nacelles. The fuselage is
configured to carry a payload and has a forward portion and an aft
portion. The aft portion defines a generally constant-width planform and
includes first, second, third, and fourth passenger seat sections, with
each of the seat sections having at least two passenger seats positioned
abreast at least generally normal to a longitudinal axis of the fuselage.
In one aspect of this embodiment, the wings extend from the fuselage
adjacent to the aft portion, and the fuselage further includes first and
second rows of windows above the wings. The first row of windows are
positioned in the fuselage directly adjacent the first seat section and
the second row of windows are positioned in the fuselage directly
adjacent the fourth seat section.