maandag 3 juni 2019

KLM+TU Delf investeert in..."V- vliegtuig" van de toekomst : 20% zuiniger


KLM investeert in vliegtuig van de toekomst

Door Yteke de Jong
Seoul - Luchtvaartmaatschappij KLM investeert in de ontwikkeling van nieuw prototype vliegtuig. Het gaat om de ‘Flying V’, die mede ontwikkeld wordt door de TU Delft, met afmetingen van 55 bij 65 meter. Dat kondigden KLM en de TU zondag aan op de jaarvergadering van luchtvaartkoepel IATA in Zuid-Korea.


„De luchtvaartsector staat voor grote uitdagingen, dit is nog maar het begin. We investeren in het dit project, om het toestel in de lucht te krijgen”, zegt president-directeur Pieter Elbers van KLM. De luchtvaartmaatschappij investeert een onbekend bedrag in de ontwikkeling.

20% zuiniger

Het vliegtuig is 20% zuiniger dan huidige grote toestellen, maar de motor loopt nog op conventionele brandstof. De luchtvaart moet de CO2-uitstoot naar beneden brengen. „Dit is een tussenstap naar andere innovaties van vliegtuigen die bijvoorbeeld op synthetische kerosine vliegen”, zegt professor Henri Verwij van TU Delft.
Hij stelt dat het niet mogelijk is om grote vliegtuigen alleen op batterijen te laten vliegen, want dan vallen ze uit de lucht. „De toekomst is een combinatie van design, een stuk electrificatie en andere brandstof.” Ook moet nog onderzoek gedaan worden hoe de cabine er uit moet zien in het v-vormige toestel.

’Geen praatjes’

Het duurt doorgaans tien tot vijtien jaar voordat een nieuw vliegtuig op de markt komt. Het zuinige vliegtuig lijkt daarmee vandaag nodig, maar is er nog lang niet. „Je moet ergens beginnen. In tegenstelling tot anderen doen wij concreet iets. Dit zijn geen praatjes, dit is echt. Daarbij kunnen we dit niet alleen. We moeten samenwerken om vooruit te kunnen”, zegt Elbers.
Bij het 100-jarig jubileum van KLM in oktober aanstaande moet een prototype van circa drie meter groot een proefvlucht maken, aldus Verwij.

https://www.telegraaf.nl/financieel/3679603/klm-investeert-in-vliegtuig-van-de-toekomst

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'Flying-V' plane named after a GUITAR burns 20 per cent less fuel than conventional aircraft and can carry more than 300 passengers

  • 'Flying-V' was developed by the Delft Technical University in the Netherlands and KLM is funding the design  
  • It has the same wingspan as existing planes and is named after the iconic Gibson Flying-V electric guitar 
  • The aircraft would be able to carry up to 314 passengers in the V-shaped layout of the craft its designers claim 
  • Passenger cabin, cargo hold and fuel tanks to be integrated in the design which uses 20 per cent less fuel
By Joe Pinkstone For Mailonline
Published: 10:46 BST, 3 June 2019 | Updated: 11:33 BST, 3 June 2019
Dutch airline KLM are funding a pioneering aeronautical project which could see the shape and layout of commercial aeroplanes changed forever.  
The stunning 'Flying-V' design, financially backed by KLM, has the same wingspan as existing planes and is able to carry up to 314 passengers.
It is named after the iconic Gibson Flying-V electric guitar used by a number of legendary players - from Eddie Van Halen and Jimi Hendrix, to Brian May and Keith Richards.
The concept craft, developed by researchers at Delft Technology University in the Netherlands, flares diagonally backwards from it nose to create the striking V-shape. 
Its designers say this unique configuration uses 20 per cent less fuel. The wings would host the passenger space, cargo hold, fuel tanks and all other infrastructure, it is believed. 
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A stunning 'V-shaped' craft developed by researchers at Delft Technology University in the Netherlands has been financially backed by KLM
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A stunning 'V-shaped' craft developed by researchers at Delft Technology University in the Netherlands has been financially backed by KLM 
It has the wingspan of existing planes but is shaped like a guitar, with the nose flaring backwards diagonally to create the striking V-shape. It is believed to use 20 per cent less fuel, be more aerodynamic and still be able to carry up to 314 passengers
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It has the wingspan of existing planes but is shaped like a guitar, with the nose flaring backwards diagonally to create the striking V-shape. It is believed to use 20 per cent less fuel, be more aerodynamic and still be able to carry up to 314 passengers

WHAT IS THE 'FLYING-V'? 

The aircraft name is derived from the moniker of the electric guitar developed by Gibson in 1958.
Designs were drawn up by Delft Technology University in the Netherlands.
KLM, the Dutch aeronautical giant, is funding the development of the unique plane.  
It has the wingspan of existing planes but is shaped like a guitar, with the nose flaring backwards diagonally to create the striking V-shape. 
Its total width is 215ft (65m) and its length will be slightly shorter, at 180 ft (55m).   
Its size makes it a comparable rival to the traditional Airbus A350 and the Boeing 787.
A pair of turbofan jet engines will be mounted at its rear and the design  would drastically reduce both the carbon footprint of air travel and the expenditure on fuel.
Pieter Elbers, the KLM chief executive, refused to reveal the exact extent of the project but it is being heralded as a potential leader in the field of 'sustainable aviation initiatives'.  
Its size makes it a comparable rival to the traditional Airbus A350 and the Boeing 787 and it would be able to use existing gates, hangars and runways. 
Its total width is 215ft (65m) and its length will be slightly shorter, at 180 ft (55m).   
Details of what the inside will look like are scarce but it will inevitably allow for a range of innovative seating arrangements, rooms and fittings. 
The wings would host the passenger space, cargo hold, fuel tanks and all other infrastructure, it is believed
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The wings would host the passenger space, cargo hold, fuel tanks and all other infrastructure, it is believed
Its total width is 215ft (65m) and its length will be slightly shorter, at 180 ft (55m). Details of what the inside will look like are scarcebut it will inevitably allow for a range of innovative seating arrangements, rooms and fittings
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Its total width is 215ft (65m) and its length will be slightly shorter, at 180 ft (55m). Details of what the inside will look like are scarcebut it will inevitably allow for a range of innovative seating arrangements, rooms and fittings
Lightweight furniture will enable the plane to maximise its gains in fuel efficiency.   
Professor Henri Werij, dean of the university's faculty of aerospace engineering, said the object was to make aviation more sustainable, according to The Times. 
'New and energy-efficient aircraft designs such as the Flying-V are important, as are new forms of propulsion. Our ultimate aim is emission-free flight,' he said. 
The aircraft name is derived from the moniker of the electric guitar developed by Gibson in 1958.
Lightweight furniture will enable the plane to maximise its gains in fuel efficiency. Professor Henri Werij, dean of the university's faculty of aerospace engineering, said the object was to make aviation more sustainable, according to The Times
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Lightweight furniture will enable the plane to maximise its gains in fuel efficiency. Professor Henri Werij, dean of the university's faculty of aerospace engineering, said the object was to make aviation more sustainable, according to The Times
The aircraft name is derived from the moniker of the electric guitar developed by Gibson in 1958 which was used by Chuck Berry, Brian May and Tom Petty
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The aircraft name is derived from the moniker of the electric guitar developed by Gibson in 1958 which was used by Chuck Berry, Brian May and Tom Petty
A pair of turbofan jet engines will be mounted at its rear and would drastically reduce both the carbon footprint of air travel and the expenditure of fuel.
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A pair of turbofan jet engines will be mounted at its rear and would drastically reduce both the carbon footprint of air travel and the expenditure of fuel.

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-7098415/Flying-V-plane-unveiled-named-GUITAR.html
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