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Stunning V-shaped plane takes flight for first time in boost to future of air-travel
Daily Star UK ^
| 22:14, 5 SEP 2020
| Tom Bull
Posted on 09/05/2020 5:55:24 PM PDT by BenLurkin
The fuel efficient airplane is hoped to be a solution for the future of airplanes.
Passengers could one travel in the wings of Flying V planes, which is designed with the cabin, cargo holds and fuel tanks placed along two Vs.
Experts tested a 22.5kg and a 3-metre scale model of the futuristic plane, developed by researchers at Delft University of Technology in the Netherlands.
The successful flight will be a major boost for the hotel anticipated aircraft as it move into the next development stages.
Dutch airline KLM agreed to fund development of the V-shaped aircraft, which could be the norm one day.
![](https://i2-prod.dailystar.co.uk/incoming/article22635947.ece/ALTERNATES/s615/2_PAY-RealPress-DutchPlane-02.jpg)
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TOPICS: Travel
KEYWORDS: aviation; flyingv; klm
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To: BenLurkin
Racist plane, because "white privilege" & Trump! Should be painted Black, and flown backwards ("A" for ANTIFA)!
/sarc
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posted on
09/05/2020 7:08:53 PM PDT
by
Who is John Galt?
('Urban Dictionary' - a website of the urban dicks, by the urban dicks, and for the urban dicks.)
To: BenLurkin
An airplane's biggest energy waste now is the bureaucratic parasitic drag. There's even a tax to help pay for the Spanish-American War. (jk)
Prices very accurately reflect total energy consumption, and indirectly CO2 emissions. When airport taxes and fees exceed the airfare, the fuel burn is the least of our energy efficiency problems.
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posted on
09/05/2020 7:14:49 PM PDT
by
Reeses
(A journey of a thousand miles begins with a government pat down.)
To: irishjuggler
Entertainment is better. The do not have to roll a movie projector out in the aisle anymore.
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posted on
09/05/2020 7:16:35 PM PDT
by
Fai Mao
(There is no justice until The PIAPS is legally executed)
To: BenLurkin
Thats what Im talkin about...
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posted on
09/05/2020 7:24:55 PM PDT
by
DesertRhino
(Dog is man's best friend, and moslems hate dogs. Add that up. ....)
To: Songcraft
If it doesn’t come back it is just a ‘stick’. <: <: <:
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posted on
09/05/2020 7:26:40 PM PDT
by
xrmusn
(6/98"HRC is the Grandmother that lures Hansel & Gretel to the pot")
To: BenLurkin
“The public quickly accepts all the miracles that science provides.”
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posted on
09/05/2020 7:29:08 PM PDT
by
Delta 21
To: xrmusn
:-)
To: Organic Panic
What I see wrong with the concept for a passenger version of the flying wing is turbulence. Youll be bouncing around in that thing like a tennis ball with no flex to absorb the loads.
Good point. In a conventional aircraft the wings absorb much of the turbulence like a dampening spring which reduces the turbulence experienced by passengers in the fuselage.
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posted on
09/05/2020 7:36:53 PM PDT
by
Flick Lives
(My work's illegal, but at least it's honest. - Capt. Malcolm Reynolds)
To: BenLurkin
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posted on
09/05/2020 7:45:27 PM PDT
by
Doc91678
(Doc91678)
To: iamgalt
A “Green Jet?”
.
Runs on pond scum.
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posted on
09/05/2020 7:48:50 PM PDT
by
Big Red Badger
(TRUMP, the Other guy lives in a Basement!)
To: BenLurkin
There’s a very good reason Boeing never built one.
Look it up.
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posted on
09/05/2020 7:51:42 PM PDT
by
logi_cal869
(-cynicus the "concern troll" a/o 10/03/2018 /!i!! &@$%&*(@ -)
To: BenLurkin
looks too small to me to carry very many passengers:
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posted on
09/05/2020 7:52:30 PM PDT
by
catnipman
(Cat Nipman: Vote Republican in 2012 and only be called racist one more time!)
To: iamgalt
That will be the next Air Force One 1400 mph
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posted on
09/05/2020 7:57:35 PM PDT
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Doc91678
(Doc91678)
To: null and void
It looks like a Microsoft Office assistant.
To: Buttons12
It looks like a Microsoft Office assistant. Correction!
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posted on
09/05/2020 8:12:34 PM PDT
by
null and void
(The Left weaponizes everything in the service of tyranny.)
To: BenLurkin
I'll see your wind-up toy and raise you a real v-shaped airplane:
![](https://www.car-revs-daily.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/Avro-VULCAN-Bomber-1-1600x876.jpg)
I saw one fly back in '82 when they were working up to bomb the Argies in the Falklands.
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posted on
09/05/2020 8:20:58 PM PDT
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PLMerite
("They say that we were Cold Warriors. Yes, and a bloody good show, too." - Robert Conquest)
To: BenLurkin
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posted on
09/05/2020 8:23:29 PM PDT
by
ALASKA
(Watching an attempted coup by a thousand cuts)
To: Doc91678
Looks like stealth technology in an airliner. Could sneak onto the tarmac without ATC being any wiser. Great idea!
To: Secret Agent Man
I only know bridge maintenance. A triangle is traditionaly a structural shape used in bridges. Compared to a cylinder....now we need some structural engineers. A modern airplan is a cylinder with a wing spar. A plane like this would be almost like three cylinders connected as a triangle shape. Might be structurally much stronger. Aerodynamics? Beyond me. Size and efficiency? Beyond me. interesting concept.
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posted on
09/05/2020 9:12:59 PM PDT
by
Tailback
To: xrmusn
Ever hear of the Kylie, the Wonna? These are straight thrown, often edged weapons for hunting or warfare.
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