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 18:53:50 -0700
Organization: A noiseless patient Spider
On 2025-08-12 18:23, pothead wrote:
> On 2025-08-13, Alan <nuh-uh@nope.com> wrote:
>> 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.
I notice you passed over this.
>>
>>>
>>>
>>>> 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.
>
> No you don't.
> You didn't answer the question.
>
> You claim it's not about saving the environment so what about
> this EV aircraft makes more sense than a fossil fuel powered aircraft?
It is designed to operate in the same regime as helicopters...
...but it's quieter...
...and faster...
..and with 6 separate electric motors...
...(which are inherently EXTREMELY reliable)...
...so the chance of an in-flight failure are much less.