The Telegraph: Is this the plane of the future?
KLM's sleek and streamlined AHEAD aircraft is one of many proposed aircrafts that could radically change the way we fly.
The plane of the future could well be a sleek and streamlined aircraft with a “blended wing” if proposals by the Delft University of Technology in Holland and Dutch carrier KLM come to fruition.
A blended wing is one that is seamlessly connected to the plane rather than attached separately to the fuselage and it’s one of a number of innovations that has been mooted as a result of the AHEAD study the two organisations collaborated on. Standing for Advanced Hybrid Engine Aircraft Development, the study saw academics, manufacturers and aviation experts consider how higher-tech aircraft could be developed and the aviation experience enhanced.
WNU Editor: The article focuses on the civilian market .... but you have to wonder about the military aspects for this design.
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