Aviation Week

KLM-Backed Flying-V Airliner Concept Makes First Flight

With backing from KLM and Airbus, the Technical University of Delft in the Netherlands has tested its Flying-V concept for an ultra-efficient airliner by conducting the first flight of a subscale ...
CNN

Futuristic ‘Flying-V’ airplane makes successful maiden flight

The Flying-V’s unique design places the passenger cabin, the cargo hold and the fuel tanks in the wings, and experts hope that the plane’s aerodynamic shape will cut fuel consumption by 20% compared ...
CompositesWorld

TU Delft, KLM's Flying-V aircraft performs successful maiden flight

The scale model of the Flying-V, an aircraft concept developed by partners Delft University of Technology (TU Delft; Delft, Netherlands) and KLM Royal Dutch Airlines (Amstelveen, Netherlands) ...
Robb Report

How the Radical, Fuel-Efficient ‘Flying V’ Airplane Could Replace Jumbo Jets

The Flying-V, an experimental aircraft that promises significantly greater fuel efficiency over more conventional commercial jet designs, is moving towards a larger, more detailed version since the ...