From: Alan <nuh-uh@nope.com>
Newsgroups: alt.global-warming,alt.fan.rush-limbaugh,can.politics,alt.politics.liberalism,alt.politics.democrats,alt.politics.usa.republican
Subject: Re: So Much Written... So Little Said
Date: Tue, 12 Aug 2025 17:33:02 -0700
Organization: A noiseless patient Spider
On 2025-08-12 16:00, pothead wrote:
> On 2025-08-12, Alan <nuh-uh@nope.com> wrote:
>> On 2025-08-12 10:16, AlleyCat wrote:
>>>
>>> NOTHING on Heavy Electric Commercial Airliners brought up, so...
>>>
>>> PLONK!
>> Who wrote:
>>
>> <quote> How many people?
>>
>> 1, maybe 2?
>>
>> LOL.
>>
>> I can get a 12hp ultra-light with 3 seats and transport 2 people
>> and have a "commercial passenger service". </quote>
>>
>> ...hmmm?
>
> I'll admit I have not researched this electric plane concept but
> consider that one of the world's largest and most powerful airplane
> manufacturers , Boeing, can barely keep planes in the air without
> some kind of mishap. And at least as far as engines/power plants are
> concerned, they have been building them for decades.
So having done no research, you're going to make the argument that
because a large corporation has been screwing up, that means a smaller,
leaner, company can't do something well?
Really?
And because I have a considerable interest in aviation news, I can tell
you what happened to Boeing that is probably responsible for their
recent issues with reliability and design decisions:
A change in corporate culture following their merger with McDonnell
Douglas that led to the company losing a strong focus on engineering.
Don't believe me?
Google it!
>
> Considering that, would YOU get on board a new technology aircraft
> just to "save the environment" ?
Would YOU get into a new technology conventional aircraft?
The engineering challenges of a vertical take off electric aircraft are
just that: plain old engineering challenges.
And the Joby aircraft is going through all the same certification tests
that every new aircraft has to pass.
>
> If you want to contribute to saving the enviornment why not speak to
> the various elite and superstars jetting all over the place in
> private jets and super yachts?
It's not about saving the environment. This is a situation where an
electric vehicle makes more sense than a craft that burns fossil fuels.
It's a useful vehicle.