Thread: New Flying-V prototype plane took maiden flight and may be 20% more fuel efficient
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Old 03-23-2022, 02:30 PM   #9 (permalink)
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Seems the low hanging fruit of improving efficiency would be a flying wing with a non-pressurized cargo hold.
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