If you’ve ever seen The Mighty Ducks movies you’re familiar with the Flying V. But it’s about to get a serious upgrade. From hockey formation based on how birds fly to the future of air travel. That’s because we could soon have a giant v shaped plane to carry us to our destination.
CNN explains:
“Researchers have conducted a successful maiden flight of the Flying-V, a futuristic and fuel efficient airplane that could one day carry passengers in its wings.
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 to today’s aircrafts.
Experts tested a 22.5 kg and 3-meter scale model of the futuristic airplane, developed by researchers at Delft University of Technology in the Netherlands and partner Dutch airline KLM, to take the highly anticipated aircraft along its next developmental steps.”
So, it looks like that we may be traveling in style if we ever get to fly again. Gordon Bombay would be proud.
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