Flying-V, the sustainable flight of the futureAirbus & TU Delft In the Flying-V – originally an idea of TU Berlin student Justus Benad during his thesis project at Airbus Hamburg – the passenger cabin, cargo hold and fuel tanks are integrated in its wing structure. The design is not as long as an Airbus A350,…
Electron-Retrats & Boeing unmanned combat jetBoeing Project Boeing is progressing with the continued development of a new unmanned aircraft program in preparation for the first flight of the Royal Australian Air Force’s (RAAF) Loyal Wingman prototype in 2020. “We successfully achieved first autonomous teamed flights using high-performance jets as test beds and Australian-developed mission systems technology,”…
MAGMA, a revolution in aeronautical designUniversity of Manchester MAGMA, designed and developed by researchers at The University of Manchester in collaboration with engineers from BAE Systems, successfully trialled the two ‘flap-free’ technologies earlier this month at the Llanbedr Airfield. The technologies have been designed to improve the control and performance of aircraft. By replacing moving…
Link&Fly, the air transport of the futureAirbus Project The “Ling & Fly” is a prototype model designed by Akka Technologies, partner of Airbus and produced by Laurens Concept. The objective for this prototype is to provide a solution to the multiple challenges that the aereal transport industry of the 21st century poses. The number of passengers…