Misalin sikelin Flying-V - jirgin sama mai amfani da makamashi na gaba - ya tashi a karon farko. Shekara daya da rabi da suka wuce TU Delft da kuma Klm ya ba da sanarwar farkon ƙirar Flying-V yayin IATA 2019 kuma bayan an gwada gwaje-gwajen ramin iska da yawa da kuma gwajin ƙasa an shirya ta ƙarshe. Jirgin gwajin farko da yayi nasara gaskiya ne.
A watan da ya gabata ƙungiyar masu bincike, injiniyoyi da matukin jirgi mara matuki daga TU Delft sun yi tafiya zuwa tashar jirgin sama a ciki Jamus don gwajin gwaji na farko. “Mun kasance da matukar son sanin halayen jirgin na Flying-V. Tsarin ya dace da shirinmu na Fly Responsibly, wanda ke tsaye ga duk abin da muke yi kuma zai yi don inganta ɗorewarmu. Muna son samun ci gaba mai dorewa don jirgin sama da kirkire-kirkire na daga hakan. KLM yana daga cikin manyan kamfanonin jiragen sama uku masu ɗorewa a duk duniya a cikin Dow Jones Sustainable Index tsawon shekaru. Muna son ci gaba da yin hakan a nan gaba. Don haka muna matukar alfahari da cewa mun samu nasarar cimma wannan tare cikin kankanin lokaci, ”in ji shi Pieter Elbers ne adam wata, Shugaba da Shugaba na KLM.
Flying-V zane ne na jirgin sama mai dogaro da kuzari sosai. Tsarin jirgin saman yana haɗawa da mazaunin fasinja, jigilar kaya da tankunan mai a cikin fikafikan, yana haifar da fasalin V mai ban mamaki. Lissafin komputa ya yi annabta cewa ingantaccen yanayin aerodynamic da rage nauyin jirgin zai rage yawan amfani da mai da kashi 20% idan aka kwatanta da jirgin sama na yau.
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KLM ya gabatar da samfurin sikelin a karo na farko yayin bikin cikar KLM shekaru 100 a cikin Oktoba 2019. Yawancin abokan tarayya yanzu suna cikin aikin, gami da kamfanin Airbus. Elbers: "Ba za ku iya sa bangaren jiragen sama ya ci gaba da kanku ba, amma dole ne ku yi shi tare," in ji Elbers. "Yin aiki tare da abokan tarayya da kuma raba ilimi yana ɗaukar mu gaba gaba. Wannan shine dalilin da ya sa za mu ci gaba da haɓaka tunanin Flying-V tare da duk abokan haɗin gwiwa. Mataki na gaba shine tashi jirgin Flying V akan mai mai ɗorewa. "
ABUBUWAN DA ZA KU GUDU DAGA WANNAN LABARI:
- A year and a half ago TU Delft and KLM announced the start of the design of the Flying-V during IATA 2019 and after extensive wind tunnel tests and ground tests it was finally ready.
- The design of the aircraft integrates the passenger cabin, cargo hold and fuel tanks in the wings, creating a spectacular V-shape.
- Last month a team of researchers, engineers and a drone pilot from TU Delft travelled to an airbase in Germany for the first test flight.
