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> Turns out the most advanced aeronautical tech peaked in the 70s, and we just stopped giving a shit about advancing it past that point. Really? Gains have bee
by Gustomaximus 9y ago
> Turns out the most advanced aeronautical tech peaked in the 70s, and we just stopped giving a shit about advancing it past that point.
Really? Gains have been massive since the 70's. Today the goalposts are comfort and cost efficiency. So we're not getting the more sexy speed advancements the jet engine brought us. But cost, comfort, safety have all improved massively. And last year we even ha a solar plane fly around the world. Self landing space rockets. Flying wings. Drones. I feel your ignoring much beyond going supersonic.
- peterwwillis 9y agoThose examples support my point. Not only did we have more advanced technology then, we were able to achieve superior technology in a decade or less, when we felt like it, and the rest of the time we didn't focus on advancement at all. Just because we can achieve it has absolutely nothing to do with whether we will or not. I'm still waiting on my flying car.
- Piskvorrr 9y agoThe Moon Race was a thinly veiled ICBM race - and in military research, cost is rarely a concern. With this type of warfare no longer a major concern came SALT, SALT II, bean-counting, and the end of this line of development.
- Gustomaximus 9y ago> Not only did we have more advanced technology then Any examples?