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I am sorry but automated or not, I don't see how aerial refueling could ever be made as safe as on-ground refueling by just the nature of two moving planes in t
by ulfw 3y ago
I am sorry but automated or not, I don't see how aerial refueling could ever be made as safe as on-ground refueling by just the nature of two moving planes in the air rather than sitting immovable on the ground with just a hose or hose/small tanker vehicle attached.
- credit_guy 3y agoIt will never be as safe. But we always accept various tradeoffs. Traveling in a car is less safe than sitting on the couch in front of the TV, yet people do it all the time.
- okr 3y agoActually, sitting in front of tv is pretty safe. Once you do other sports at home, like taking drugs or climbing a ladder, then it can compete with travelling in cars.
- inglor_cz 3y ago"Actually, sitting in front of tv is pretty safe." For injuries, yes. For general health, no. Sedentary lifestyle is a silent killer.
- notahacker 3y agoThe "this flight has significantly more risk of accident but it gets to your destination an hour earlier than a regular flight without a refuel stop" tradeoff isn't obviously one a significant proportion of consumers will take though, especially not at prices geared towards the "very important" set And even if they were willing to, it's entirely possible regulators wouldn't let them