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 18:03:15 -0700
Organization: A noiseless patient Spider
On 2025-08-12 17:59, pothead wrote:
> On 2025-08-13, Alan <nuh-uh@nope.com> wrote:
>> 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.
>
> Why?
> For what purpose?
> The idea is to get from point A to point B.
> So why does it make more sense?
A taxi from downtown business centres to airports.
>
>
>> It's a useful vehicle.
>
> It sounds like another boondoggle to me.
> Much like many of these greeniac projects.
In your completely unresearched opinion.
Got it.