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 ...

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 scaled model of the aspirational Flying-V aircraft successfully launched during an inaugural test flight this summer. Information gleaned from the test, which was conducted at an air base in Germany ...

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 ...

Researchers and engineers who are working to develop the highly-anticipated, futuristic 'Flying-V' aircraft, at Delft University of Technology (TU Delft) in partnership with Dutch airline KLM in the ...

A scaled model of the ‘Flying-V’ blended wing aircraft concept — first unveiled by Dutch researchers last year — has completed its first test flight in Germany. Airbus also emerged as the latest ...

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 ...