Making planes is hard 

"El Relámpago(LZone) - Humanity First!" (lightningzone) 03/24/2019 at 16:22 • Filed to: None

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As China is finding out now.

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WilliamsSW > El Relámpago(LZone) - Humanity First! 03/24/2019 at 17:18

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Being behind schedule is pretty much par for the course when launching a new aircraft. I get the impression that the C919 is wayyy behind though, no?

ttyymmnn > El Relámpago(LZone) - Humanity First! 03/24/2019 at 18:29

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And now we know why Boeing was so obsessed with getting the MAZ grandfathered under the older FAA certificates. China is playing a long game, though.

ranwhenparked > El Relámpago(LZone) - Humanity First! 03/24/2019 at 19:36

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What we need is a new Silicon Valley startup to come in and disrupt the commercial aircraft industry with a cutting edge new design, like maybe a nuclear powered  flying wing or something. If they start today, it could be in service by 2050, they would just need $1 trillion or so. 

facw > ranwhenparked 03/24/2019 at 20:03

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They are going for SSTs:

Given today’s income inequality, you want to make your money flying offering premium services for the rich, not trying to efficiently move large numbers of the middle class.

(Also, I have no idea why Spike Aero’s renders suck so hard, I’m sure some flight sim modder would have been happy to make them something way prettier for a few hundred dollars.)

pip bip - choose Corrour > El Relámpago(LZone) - Humanity First! 03/25/2019 at 05:09

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didn’t realise certification took so long

El Relámpago(LZone) - Humanity First! > WilliamsSW 03/26/2019 at 16:51

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At least two years, from what I hear. 

El Relámpago(LZone) - Humanity First! > pip bip - choose Corrour 03/26/2019 at 16:53

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It does, especially when the manufacturer is new and doesn't have the connection and expertise of the old dogs.  

Future next gen S2000 owner > ranwhenparked 03/28/2019 at 13:37

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No, what I can deliver is a new platform to move from one place to the next. Faster and easier than existing airlines. I’ll combine artificial intelligence and synergistic capabilities of a dedicated workforce to achieve the impossible. We’ll revolutionize transportation. I just need all the money. All of it.

Gib now.

Totally doable. I promise.