"The Flying V" certainly helped the guitar industry take off in a new direction, but can the "Flying V" actually fly? Dutch airline KLM has teamed up with researchers at Delft University of Technology ...

The Flying V promises major fuel savings by turning the wings themselves into the main passenger and cargo volume, creating a ...

A V-shaped airliner that seats passengers in the wings instead of a central fuselage could make long-distance air travel more sustainable — and it’s more than pie in the sky. The Dutch airline KLM ...

When it comes to new airplanes, the airline industry rarely strays outside its comfort zone. “A cigar-shaped fuselage atop a pair of wings, with three stabilizers at the back” describes pretty much ...

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In an effort "to make aviation more sustainable," KLM Airlines has revealed the design for the aerodynamic 'Flying-V' plane that takes the shape of, you guessed it, the letter V. The radical new plane ...

Last year we caught wind of an interesting aviation concept cooked up by engineers at TU Delft, which consisted of a novel V-shaped design that promises significant efficiency gains over conventional ...

A scale model of a futuristic "Flying V" aircraft has made a successful maiden flight in Germany. Delft University of Technology in Holland is spearheading the project, which is backed by Dutch ...