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.
(Excerpt) Read more at dailystar.co.uk ...
That’s true.
The ones made in Asia...never mind.
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.
We'll be moving great distances on hyperloops -- not on new kinds of planes, and not on Elon's rockets.
Hotly?
hyperloops ... isn’t that how UFO’s travel without sound or wind resistance?
bernulli lifting fuselage concept from the 50’s?
OK, thanks for info.
BUT
The question (unasked) was
What do you call a BOOMERANG that doesn’t come back.
I am on the ‘Schiff List’ with picture up and persona non grata in ALL Outback Steakhouses because I ask that question every time...<:<:<:
I think you’re correct. Other pointed out how poorly written the article is, including many typos.
I dunno, but if you put red high heels on the vertical stabilizers, it’d be much more interesting.
Never get me in one of those. Rebooting in mid-air has gotta be a b**ch.
Hmmmmm, add antistatic spikes at the base of those fins, and paint the fins and spikes red...
Overhead mounted engines, especially behind a large wing design like that, are at risk for ice coming off the wings and into the engines.
Great views and practically no chance of survival in a rough landing. Everything is a trade off, risk vs. reward, eh?
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