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by theYipster 4y ago
Another comment opening with a personal attack. I hope you're not an airline executive. While the requirements for the MAX were largely defined by Southwest Airlines, Boeing's sales targets for the plane focused largely in develop
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by theYipster 4y ago
The economic troubles of the 787 have nothing to do with the technology applied. It’s due to how Boeing managed the program. The A350 employs the same technology and is an economic success.
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by theYipster 4y ago
I am a CEO and recognized thought leader in the aviation industry and I say your position is nonsense. If you truly work in aviation, then you should consider finding another career. Our industry needs less people with your type of thinking
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by theYipster 4y ago
Having spent a good deal of time trying to productize "AI" at both large companies and at an AI startup in the enterprise/b2b space, anytime I hear about a new AI fund or a new AI startup, I am reminded of this A16Z blogpost.
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by theYipster 4y ago
No it doesn't. You are forgetting timezones. The above poster is correct - supersonics are suboptimal for eastbound, especially when you consider they can only be used at speed over the ocean. A super sonic flight that leaves JFK at 6P
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by theYipster 4y ago
When Microsoft shut down the old Flight Simulator development team and program (FS1 up to FS X, not including the new MSFS2020,) they licensed the commercial version of the platform to Lockheed Martin, who took over development and kept it
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by theYipster 4y ago
It's well known in the industry that Lilium's claims on range are well outside available technology. Read up on AirCurrent, AVWeek, and other trade publications to understand what other manufacturers and 3rd parties are saying abo
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by theYipster 4y ago
Lilium's quoted range goal is not possible with today's batteries--not by a long shot. This is why in part there is an investor lawsuit agains the company. The only company touting range achievable with today's battery tech i
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by theYipster 4y ago
Perhaps not. A recent study (can't remember where, but industry specific) proposed that EVTOL economics--at scale--will settle at a CASM of $3. (CASM = cost per available seat mile. Note RASM, or revenue per available seat mile, will b
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by theYipster 4y ago
It's always so fascinating to read about EVTOL outside of industry forums, especially where commenters are highly inquisitive (both in the physics/engineering of these vehicles and in their proposed business models.) For those wh
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by theYipster 4y ago
We shall see… I can make a strong counter argument for your first paragraph. The EVTOL community has long lobbied for, and for some time, has gotten away with a whole new set of performance based standards not previously used to certify oth
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by theYipster 4y ago
1,000 times this, and this is why they are mired in an investor lawsuit.
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by theYipster 4y ago
Ah, Almere... The Irvine, CA of The Netherlands! :) (NB: I have a good friend in Almere and I live in Irvine.)
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by theYipster 5y ago
CTIA is a lobbyist organization, whereas the technical assessment done by the aviation industry was done by a research consortium. The aviation industry has produced data to show 5G is a problem. What data has CTIA shared to prove that it&#
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by theYipster 5y ago
Your confused perhaps because your assertion about research done to assess the problem is wrong. Here is the industry research, presented two years ago: https://www.rtca.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/SC-
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by theYipster 5y ago
Thank you! This is the most important and most correct comment on this forum today. Truly, it's amazing how many aerospace engineers hang out on HackerNews!\s So many assertions about what is right, what is wrong, and who is to blame.
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by theYipster 5y ago
Commercial aviation works the way it works regardless of whether you think its practical. And you're grossly overstating how many suppliers are on a commercial aircraft. There are in total an average of 30 tier-1s on a modern airframe,
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by theYipster 5y ago
When it comes to commercial air transport, you don't want the FAA to take a different approach to safety. Aviation works today because of its safety culture.
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by theYipster 5y ago
Aviation doesn't work that way. Airlines have direct aftermarket relationships with all of the OEMs making the components on their airplanes. From a certification and warranty standpoint, Boeing is the design authority, and if there is
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by theYipster 5y ago
I have a PG27UQ and a X27 side by side and it's bliss. They're on a custom built PC (so Mac Retina scaling issues are moot.) On Windows 11 I run at 125% and it's comfortable for me. (I Bought both new within 6 months of each
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by theYipster 5y ago
400 nits HDR is a marketing gimmick. For real HDR you need a 1000 nits minimum as well as a 10 (if not 12) bit display.
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by theYipster 5y ago
This simple value prop fails to take into account the physics of flying, the operational costs of aviation, the societal disruption and associated costs of building and managing support infrastructure, etc, etc. Its nonsense.
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by theYipster 5y ago
No doubt the whole eVTOL/AAM space will lead to positive and long lasting developments for aviation, but the amount of money chasing specifically the air taxi/uam space (Joby, Lilium, Archer, Volocopter, etc.) is staggering given
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by theYipster 5y ago
As an industry leader on this specific subject matter... I agree: the problem space is much smaller, in theory. However, certification requirements and safety assurance needs will drive both cost and time into realizing fully autonomous air
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by theYipster 5y ago
As far as I've seen, Japan is the only country that can make a complex rail system work with private actors. There are many factors for this, including: 1. Japanese rail operators are in most cases multi-industry conglomerates that own
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by theYipster 5y ago
Curious if the software on Dragon conforms to aviation safety critical safety assurance standards: i.e. DO178C, ARP4754
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by theYipster 6y ago
I've spent a great deal of time in Austin, and a great deal of time in the SFBA. Yes the fires are terrible, and the homeless encampments are out of control, but still, my view is you get what you pay for. Case in point, drive a bit ou
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by theYipster 6y ago
Nope. MSFS and X-Plane may start as games, but you'd be surprised how widely they are used in professional aerospace and aviation for a variety of purposes. In fact, back when MS had the old Flight Simulator (disbanded in 2006,) they h
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by theYipster 6y ago
Not at all true these days. American Airlines has one of the largest Airbus fleets in the world. (A320 family and A330.) United also has a fleet of A320s. Spirit and Frontier are 100% Airbus, and JetBlue is all Airbus (Europe) and Embraer (

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