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> Getting rid leaded avgas Isn't that more chemical engineering? Boom sounds mostly mechanical. > moving away from fossil fuels altogether which includes fiel
by yupper32 4y ago
> Getting rid leaded avgas
Isn't that more chemical engineering? Boom sounds mostly mechanical.
> moving away from fossil fuels altogether which includes fields like energy storage and electric propulsion
Isn't this mostly battery tech? Seems like a stretch for these experts to be working on that.
> developing an efficient trainer to replace the piston lead-gasoline burning C172 that is so ubiquitous and makes up much of the 1500 required hours for an ATP license.
At least this sounds like something in their wheelhouse, but needless to say, there's no money in that.
Boom is developing a plane that has demand. Simple as that. Not everyone needs to try to save the world.
- Symbiote 4y agoGP is criticizing a company just doing something for the money without concern for the environment, which is a very reasonable criticism.