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SpaceX has re-done something that was already done. It's no small feat, but the proof of concept existed years ago. An electric plane with 100+ person on board
by wiz21c 10y ago
SpaceX has re-done something that was already done. It's no small feat, but the proof of concept existed years ago.
An electric plane with 100+ person on board has no POC so far...
- jhbadger 10y agoAlso, SpaceX is fine with having their vehicles occasionally explode. Which is considered par for the course in spaceflight circles, but not so much in jet travel.
- koolba 10y agoWell they're a startup in the traditional sense as rockets tend to "move fast and break things".
- kbart 10y agoRocket launches have pretty high failure rate of 0.8 - 8%[0]. That is not acceptable for commercial flights. Would you fly a plane that fails mid-air one flight out of twenty? 0. http://space.stackexchange.com/questions/8566/what-is-the-success-failure-ratio-of-space-bound-rockets http://space.stackexchange.com/questions/8566/what-is-the-su...