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Feb 23, 2022

Airliners Could Soon Fly in Formation, Just Like a Flock of Birds

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This makes too much sense not to try.


Could passenger planes begin flying in formation to draft each other’s wingtip vortex effects? One Airbus-based startup concept thinks so. The concept uses a formation idea inspired by birds, who commute north to south and back in large V shapes to capitalize on the updraft generated by the birds in front.

✈ You love badass planes. So do we. Let’s nerd out over them together.

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  1. That would be an impressive sight.