Aircraft
Airbus Unveils 'Maveric' Blended-wing Demonstrator
The Maveric demonstrator began flying in central France in June last year.
Jean-Brice Dumont, Airbus executive v-p engineering, shows off the blended-wing design.
Jean-Brice Dumont, Airbus executive v-p engineering, shows off the blended-wing design.

Airbus unveiled a model of a new blended-wing-body aircraft demonstrator it has been secretly test flying in central France since June 2019. Measuring 2 meters long and 3.2 meters wide, the demonstrator—dubbed "Maveric"—has a surface area of about 2.25 sq m. Airbus says the design carries the potential to reduce fuel consumption by up to 20 percent compared with today’s single-aisle aircraft.


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