Meet “Progress Eagle” — the 800-Seat Triple-Decker Aircraft of the Future
Joe Cortez March 12, 2015
Redefining the term “Extra-Wide Body,” the futuristic AWWA-QG features three levels and is capable of transporting as many as 800 passengers.
An impressive new widebody concept is in the works, and if all the technology lines up accordingly, it could take to the skies within the next 15 years. Oscar Viñals, a Barcelona-based designer, recently unveiled his vison of the AWWA-QG “Progress Eagle” Quantum Airplane — a conceptual aircraft boasting three decks and a 314-foot wingspan.
The Progress Eagle features a number of budding technologies not yet in use for aviation. The proposed aircraft sports six engines, each of which is powered by hydrogen-based fuel. While the main engine would be used to generate thrust at takeoff, it would ultimately be utilized to generate electricity alongside a solar panel array. Based on Viñals’ design, the Progress Eagle would be a clean aircraft, producing limited to no emissions.
In regards to capacity, the aircraft would be able to comfortably accommodate over 800 passengers. The cockpit in the design is situated on the second deck, not far from designated sleeping and office quarters for crew members. Although the conceptual Progress Eagle is significantly larger than the Airbus A380, which has a wingspan of 262 feet, Viñals says the widebody’s wings could be designed to fold and make taxiing possible.
While construction of the Progress Eagle has not been discussed, Viñals is confident that the aircraft could celebrate a first flight by 2030.
“The Progress Eagle is based in the technology beyond 2030 with ideas from quantum mechanics,” Viñals explains on the project’s Behance page. “For these reasons, the innovations that the Progress Eagle presents could be available in 15 years’ time.”
[Photo: Oscar Viñals via Behance]
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@MEECAL: I have done the test track at Epcot. It's pretty awesome though I feel the fun is lost towards the end when 4 people are bunched in 1 car. I would have liked it more if everyone had a single seated car which behaves loosely based on your design.
I think most will agree that this has no basis in reality. Optimizing the conventional layout of current airframes is the future unfortunately...although I do applaud Mr. Vinals on getting himself some good PR.
Has anyone done the Test Track at Epcot? You get to virtually modify the cars on a screen prior to your ride. That's the vibe I get when I visit this company's website - that they found some app to take the image of an airplane and arbitrarily stretch and morph it and apply some patterns to the exterior. It reminds me a bit of a senior design project for an aerospace engineer. Michael http://thehoneymoonguy.com
As a former quantum physicist, what does "quantum mechanics" have to do with this monster? The only place I see would be the quantum efficiency of the solar panels (maybe the designers envision leaps in efficiencies over what is possible today?). Also, have "they" even wind tunnel tested such a design? It is, I guess, a fun exercise for otherwise bored fashion designers/artists (not aircraft designers).
With the A380 and B748 not selling particularly well, yeah I don't think this "artistic" piece is going to fly anytime soon.