As someone has already pointed out, if this plane comes to fruition at the end of the stated period, it will be 57 years after Concorde first flew. Concorde, schmoncorde indeed! Is there any other technology that has advanced as slowly as air travel??
Aircraft development has been hindered by fuel shortages, global warming and the economics of high-speed aircraft. Unfortunately, the current world economy isn't demanding it at the moment with the current costs :(
Sure, how about the automobile industry? The internal combustion engine is still essentially the same as it was 100+ years ago, just more refined. At least the aircraft industry has gone through several different engine types such as piston, turboprop and turbofan (what we refer to as 'jet'), turbojet (the type of jet engine typically used in military planes, and Concorde). Personally I think the advances in aircraft technology from the Wright brothers to Concorde were pretty fantastic. Since Concorde there doesn't seem to be much more than incremental improvement however.
Your statement shows how little you know of this industry. Actually, larger and faster planes have always been available for passenger travel, but modifying hundreds of the worlds larger airports to handle these aircrafts prevents their creation.
Just look at Airbus' new A380. This plane is forcing several larger airports that will have flights that utilize this jet to lengthen their runways.
Even the concord had to limit itself to fly to the few airports it serviced. The plane could have been a little larger to lower ticket prices, but no airport could handle it.
Although jet fuel plays a role, that cost is just passed on to the consumer. The BS of man-made global warming and other environmental concerns do no play a role.
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As someone has already pointed out, if this plane comes to fruition at the end of the stated period, it will be 57 years after Concorde first flew. Concorde, schmoncorde indeed! Is there any other technology that has advanced as slowly as air travel??
Aircraft development has been hindered by fuel shortages, global warming and the economics of high-speed aircraft. Unfortunately, the current world economy isn't demanding it at the moment with the current costs :(
Sure, how about the automobile industry? The internal combustion engine is still essentially the same as it was 100+ years ago, just more refined. At least the aircraft industry has gone through several different engine types such as piston, turboprop and turbofan (what we refer to as 'jet'), turbojet (the type of jet engine typically used in military planes, and Concorde). Personally I think the advances in aircraft technology from the Wright brothers to Concorde were pretty fantastic. Since Concorde there doesn't seem to be much more than incremental improvement however.
r3loaded,
Your statement shows how little you know of this industry. Actually, larger and faster planes have always been available for passenger travel, but modifying hundreds of the worlds larger airports to handle these aircrafts prevents their creation.
Just look at Airbus' new A380. This plane is forcing several larger airports that will have flights that utilize this jet to lengthen their runways.
Even the concord had to limit itself to fly to the few airports it serviced. The plane could have been a little larger to lower ticket prices, but no airport could handle it.
Although jet fuel plays a role, that cost is just passed on to the consumer. The BS of man-made global warming and other environmental concerns do no play a role.
kittyhawk to the moon in 66 years isn't slow, kid. read a book.