Flying-V
Production Company: KLM & TU Delft
Feature: Unique Shape
EST. Cost of Production: Unknown
For the first time since 1992, the “flying V” had significance other than being the play devised by Emilio Esteves to help his Mighty Ducks win the big game; because in 2020, the first scaled flight model of the Flying-V aircraft took off, and with it, the dreams of the plane’s creator, Delft University of Technology alumni Justus Benad, took flight as well. The Flying-V’s distinctive shape is achieved by designing the plane’s wings to include the cargo hold, fuel tanks, and passenger cabin. The concept is projected to not only dramatically improve the plane’s aerodynamics, but also to use 20% less fuel.
Flying V
EADS VoltAir
Production Company: VoltAir
Feature: Fully Electric
EST. Cost of Production: Unknown
Some of the aircrafts being developed today are intended to travel at incredible speeds, while others are intended to transport hundreds of people to destinations all over the world. Still in its concept phase, the EADS VoltAir plane is envisioned to do neither of those things, but it will provide its 50-60 passengers with a more environmentally friendly mode of transportation. It won’t be ready until at least 2035, but when it is, the EADS VoltAir’s two counter-rotating propellers at the back of the plane will be powered entirely by a lithium-air battery pack that can be easily detached for recharging or swapping out for a new pack.
EADS VoltAir
