Cabin Klm Flying V
Dutch national carrier klm will help fund the development of the flying v a plane that would carry passengers in the wings and increase efficiency.
Cabin klm flying v. The aircrafts v shaped design will integrate the passenger cabin the cargo hold and the fuel tanks in the wings. The design is not as long as an airbus a350 but it has the same wing span. It boasts the latest insights into passenger comfort and lightweight material use. Die idee fuer den v flieger.
In the flying v originally an idea of tu berlin student justus benad during his thesis project at airbus hamburg the passenger cabin cargo hold and fuel tanks are integrated in its wing structure. Flying v so sieht die kabine des klm zukunftsfliegers aus die airline arbeitet mit der technischen universitaet delft an einem v foermigen flugzeug. The aerodynamic shape and reduced weight would mean it uses 20 less fuel than the airbus a350. The interior of flying v has been fully adapted to sitting inside the wings of this radical new airplane design.
A flying scale model and a full size section of the interior of the flying v will be presented at the klm experience days at amsterdam airport schiphol in october on the occasion of. The goal of the flying v interior concept is to improve passenger experience and at lower weight but. Die niederlaendische fluggesellschaft klm arbeitet an einem neuartigen flugzeug das aufgrund seiner v foermigen bauweise sprit sparen und so die umwelt schonen soll. This allows the flying v to use the present infrastructure at airports such as gates and runways.