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Really, a prototype airplane, the first of this size ever built with this novel propulsion system, had engineers involved in the design?
by dmurray 1mo ago
Really, a prototype airplane, the first of this size ever built with this novel propulsion system, had engineers involved in the design?
- tristanj 1mo agoYou've missed the point. The engineers went too far optimizing for weight, to the point of sacrificing usability.
- notahacker 1mo agoWhat does "usability" mean in the context of a prototype short haul passenger aircraft? It's got seats for people to sit in... The competition in this market segment doesn't look like Middle Eastern airlines' first class cabin concept art, it looks like this: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saab_340#/media/File:Mesaba_Airlines_Saab_340_(3372416219).jpg https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saab_340#/media/File:Mesaba_Ai...
- amluto 1mo agoIt’s a prototype. Surely easy access to the structure and equipment is a lot more valuable than nice seats and a finished-looking interior surface.
- free_bip 1mo agoThe company that makes the airplane is not normally the company that installs the interior anyways. The airline that buys the plane typically determines what the interior will look like (stuff like ratio of business to economy, overall # of seats, in flight entertainment, etc) It being barebones from the factory is not a problem.