When Gibson introduced the Flying V electric guitar in 1958, it divided opinion. A bold new aviation concept out of TU Delft is sure to do the same. Wearing the same moniker as Gibson's iconic ...

The scale model of the Flying-V – the energy-efficient aircraft of the future – has flown for the first time. A year and a half ago TU Delft and KLM announced the start of the design of the Flying-V ...

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 ...

Researchers with the Netherlands’ Delft University of Technology (TU Delft) have designed a three-member family of Flying-V aircraft to demonstrate that the next-generation concept scales. The Flying ...

The iconic Gibson Flying V electric guitar, played by guitar gods such Jimi Hendrix, Brian May and Eddie Van Halen, is the unlikely design inspiration for a groundbreaking new commercial passenger jet ...

A while back we brought to your attention, briefly, a V-shaped plane from KLM and Tudelft. Back then it was just a good looking and sounding idea that was seeming to catch on. Well, now it finally has ...

SEOUL—Dutch carrier KLM has teamed up with Delft University of Technology (TU Delft) to work on a wide-fuselage long-haul concept aircraft, known as the Flying-V, which would carry 314 passengers. KLM ...

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 ...

The environmental impacts of air travel has become a growing global concern. The aviation industry is focused on producing faster planes that fly higher and provide more comfort for passengers, which ...

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