The Plane Where You Sit In The Wings

An experimental scaled-down model of the plane in which you sit in the wings recently went through testing. Are V-shaped planes the future of flying?

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If you are a fan of avionics, this is a glorious time for you. Not only has the new Microsoft Flight Simulator launched, but you may have also heard of tests of an absolutely strange plane. One in which the passengers sit in the wings. It’s called Flying-V

This very unique (at least in the world of commercial aircraft) which has not only the passengers sitting in the wings but also the storage areas and the fuel tanks should allow Flying-V to be up to 20 % more efficient than current most modern commercial aircraft on the market. But so far, we aren’t sure if such an aircraft could work in real life as even the tests of a scaled-down unmanned model had their issues. Even the engineers who helped to develop it weren’t sure if it will be capable of handling take-off and landing.

One of their worries is that the Flying-V could have problems with take-off because calculations show that rotations could cause large problems. The scientists optimized the scaled-down model to prevent these issues but still, you have to perform a real-world test to be certain.

When it came to the landing, it was a bit rough. The reason for that is the wings tend to move a bit during the landing. This would most likely make some of the passengers a bit nauseated. But hopefully, they will be able to solve these issues with either better construction or by having better materials.

Sources:

• https://www.tudelft.nl/en/2020/tu-delft/successful-maiden-flight-for-the-tu-delft-flying-v/

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