Dutch national carrier KLM Royal Dutch Airlines is funding a pioneering V-shaped, fuel-efficient airplane design known as the Flying-V that is intended to improve the sustainability of air travel.

The Flying-V plane, named after the iconic Gibson Flying-V electric guitar, is being developed by researchers at Delft University of Technology in the Netherlands, also known as TU Delft.

The 314 passenger plane's futuristic design incorporates the passenger cabin, fuel tanks and cargo hold into the wings.





The futuristic plane will use 20% less fuel than the Airbus A350-900 while carrying a similar number of passengers.

The design also mirrors the A350's 65-meter (213 feet) wingspan, enabling it to use existing airport infrastructure.

Pieter Elbers, CEO and president of KLM, said in a statement that :

"In recent years, KLM has developed as a pioneer in sustainability within the airline industry,"

"We are proud of our progressive cooperative relationship with TU Delft, which ties in well with KLM's strategy and serves as an important milestone for us on the road to scaling-up sustainable aviation."

The researchers hope to fly a scale model this September while a mock-up of the new cabin design will be open to the public at Amsterdam's Schiphol airport in October, as part of KLM's 100th anniversary celebrations.

The completed plane is expected to enter KLM airline's fleet between 2040 and 2050.

What Do You Yhink About The Futuristic Airplane?

https://autojosh.com/klm-airline-reveal-new-v-shaped-aircraft-design-where-passengers-sit-inside-the-wings/

Kool

As long I won't jam Buhari in the future
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So it is cool

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Dutch national carrier KLM Royal Dutch Airlines is funding a pioneering V-shaped, fuel-efficient airplane design known as the Flying-V that is intended to improve the sustainability of air travel.

The Flying-V plane, named after the iconic Gibson Flying-V electric guitar, is being developed by researchers at Delft University of Technology in the Netherlands, also known as TU Delft.

The 314 passenger plane's futuristic design incorporates the passenger cabin, fuel tanks and cargo hold into the wings.





The futuristic plane will use 20% less fuel than the Airbus A350-900 while carrying a similar number of passengers.

The design also mirrors the A350's 65-meter (213 feet) wingspan, enabling it to use existing airport infrastructure.

Pieter Elbers, CEO and president of KLM, said in a statement that :







The researchers hope to fly a scale model this September while a mock-up of the new cabin design will be open to the public at Amsterdam's Schiphol airport in October, as part of KLM's 100th anniversary celebrations.

The completed plane is expected to enter KLM airline's fleet between 2040 and 2050.

What Do You Yhink About The Futuristic Airplane?

https://autojosh.com/klm-airline-reveal-new-v-shaped-aircraft-design-where-passengers-sit-inside-the-wings/

Sometimes I wonder what is been taught in Nigerian universities offering Engineering as well as medicine.
Most of these breakthroughs are being researched in mostly universities.
Well basically theories and ancient notes from lecturers used in their own time.

Balanced like a bird in the sky

Ok

Instead of them to focus on developing what will prevent aircrafts from crashing

ok nah

Mankind is developing too fast. We might soon reach a singularity.

Oyibo and innovation... Africans are final consumer

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Nice one...

Let them make a plane that would never crash.then i would have something to say about futuristic aircrafts..

The future is already with the Oyibos, while some people are bringing yesteryears to today's Nigeria

Femiartalade:
Instead of them to focus on developing what will prevent aircrafts from crashing

Whats stopping you

AWON BALUU MAMMA AIYE NIYEN

Femiartalade:
Instead of them to focus on developing what will prevent aircrafts from crashing

Is it possible for humans to stop dying?most causes isnt the manufacturers fault but the pilots that are not well informed on the mode of operation......lets give it to them please

Nigeria where are you

Even at that, I will always repent immediately I board

Nice innovation!
We are here using our own money to build churches and mosques. Praying to the sky for Jewish and Arabic deities to remove malaria,
Can't even keep our environments clean to avoid mosquitoes.

They're already planning 4 2040

RichardRexs:
Whats stopping you

I WONDER BROS

Topmaike007:
Oyibo and innovation... Africans are final consumer

We will pay tithe and sow seed so we can be rich enough to buy it and perhaps have the brains to innovate something similar. The Lord is good all the the time especially to Africans

Nigeria is still in the year 1412

What if the world end b4 2040