Streamliner
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red dot award: design concept 2008
The Streamliner concept combines the exterior
and interior design of a traditional body-wing
aircraft with the latest flying wing technology.
It describes a vision for logistically efficient,
convenient and flexible passenger aviation in
2020.
“The number of passengers is expected to
triple by 2020 while the price for plane tickets
is expected to halve.”
German Aerospace Center
The Streamliner concept shows a vision
for future passenger aviation, providing
approaches for resolving current problems
and combining the logistic requirements of
airlines with passengers’ needs regarding
convenience, individuality and flexibility.
An amalgamation of the present body-wing
construction and a flying wing design, which
generates advantageous synergy effects,
has been designed in cooperation with
Prof Helmut Staubach, Prof Dr Jörg Reiff-
Stephan and graduate engineer Berkant
Göksel. The exterior is based on one of Mr.
Göksels papers. The amalgamation of the
two shapes takes advantage of the energy-
saving aerodynamic properties of a flying wing
aircraft.
The passenger seats are equipped with
additional window space. Contrary to all
present flying wing designs, passengers are
not exposed to acceleration forces. A new
reservation and logistics concept has been
designed to make all passengers feel as
though they are flying first class. The main
idea is to create a cabin that interprets space
as a factor of convenience, allows flexibility
and makes voyaging an individual experience,
without the conventional division into business
and economy class. When booking a flight,
passengers have the chance to configure their
own convenient features.
The new seat design in the interior of the
aircraft is a key feature of the new design.
Families can voyage in a cabin-like seating
arrangement, couples are seated face-to-face
so they can talk to each other, and people who
want to relax can fly in a reclining seat.
The trolley concept is one of the other
innovative highlights. Food is transported to
different catering spots under the gangway
ceiling in autonomous trolleys and served by
the cabin crew from there. The trolleys do
not have to be pushed anymore, so damage
of the seats is avoided and congestion in the
gangway is a thing of the past.
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