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Very sad, having flown the A380 many times and it even once saved my life due to it’s masterfully engineered airframe and systems (uncontained engine explosion,

by ulfw 8y ago

Very sad, having flown the A380 many times and it even once saved my life due to it’s masterfully engineered airframe and systems (uncontained engine explosion, the only accident A380 ever had). It seems we aren’t able to build anything great or unique anymore without it failing in the market (Concorde, A380). More cattle class mediocraty flying on 737s from the 60s and 3-3-3 seating 787s etc

bobthepanda 8y ago
Boom and others are trying to re-enter the supersonic space with smaller jets. The main problem with Concorde was that it couldn't fill up seats at the ticket prices being charged, and transatlantic subsonic flights were both more comfortable at the equivalent ticket price, and at the flying time sweet spot of 6-8 hours, which is long enough to just sleep and wake up in the morning. Had SSTs come of age in the '80s and had a range closer to 6000nm, then they probably would've taken off for transpacific flights. 6000nm from HNL gets you to pretty much all of East Asia, Singapore, and the entirety of North America.
- apapli 8y ago
  The accidents didn’t help either, right? I like the idea of Boom, but would much prefer the engineering from either Airbus or Boeing. I think all this talk “MVP” and startups so often in the same sentence over nearly a decade now makes me worried that Boom won’t have enough resources to achieve anything less than an exceptional job with regards to safety. And my life isn’t worth risking to save a few hours of travel time by putting it in the hands of a startup.
  - bobthepanda 8y ago
    The FAA doesn't hand out flight certifications like candy. I wouldn't be worried too much. Concorde's only fatal accident was a result of running over debris that punctured the fuel tank and burst a tire, so it wasn't necessarily any issue with the plane itself. Conveniently enough, this also happened near the EOL of the plane, right before a recession and 9/11.
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by ulfw 8y ago

bobthepanda 8y ago

Boom and others are trying to re-enter the supersonic space with smaller jets. The main problem with Concorde was that it couldn't fill up seats at the ticket prices being charged, and transatlantic subsonic flights were both more comfortable at the equivalent ticket price, and at the flying time sweet spot of 6-8 hours, which is long enough to just sleep and wake up in the morning. Had SSTs come of age in the '80s and had a range closer to 6000nm, then they probably would've taken off for transpacific flights. 6000nm from HNL gets you to pretty much all of East Asia, Singapore, and the entirety of North America.

apapli 8y ago
The accidents didn’t help either, right? I like the idea of Boom, but would much prefer the engineering from either Airbus or Boeing. I think all this talk “MVP” and startups so often in the same sentence over nearly a decade now makes me worried that Boom won’t have enough resources to achieve anything less than an exceptional job with regards to safety. And my life isn’t worth risking to save a few hours of travel time by putting it in the hands of a startup.
- bobthepanda 8y ago
  The FAA doesn't hand out flight certifications like candy. I wouldn't be worried too much. Concorde's only fatal accident was a result of running over debris that punctured the fuel tank and burst a tire, so it wasn't necessarily any issue with the plane itself. Conveniently enough, this also happened near the EOL of the plane, right before a recession and 9/11.

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