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Dutch hydrogen capsule project targets 2028 EIS
UPDATE – A consortium in The Netherlands has received financial backing to develop a hydrogen-based regional turboprop aircraft that should be available in 2028. An artist graphic indicates that the project is based on De Havilland Canada Dash 8-400, which…
How to make composite airliners even lighter
Future airliners could have even lighter composite structures if new lessons on structural health data are applied. Current aircraft like the Boeing 787 or Airbus A350 are ‘structurally overdesigned’ and their successors could lose weight without compromising structural integrity, the…
First flight Flying-V confirms concept, but it needs some tweaks
The KLM-backed Flying-V test model has done a fairly positive first flight but will need further modifications to improve its handling characteristics. That has become apparent from the first test flight done with the model aircraft, the test team of…
KLM Flying-V test model to fly in November
KLM Royal Dutch Airlines generated a lot of attention on social media when it unveiled the futuristic Flying-V airliner concept last June at the IATA Annual General Meeting in Seoul. It repeated this feat last week when it had a…