Re:Concorde ‘B’
by hinkley on Monday May 07, 2018 @01:46PM
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Boeing had a choice between a more fuel efficient, durable and quieter airplane design, or a trans-sonic airframe design. The trans-sonic design lost, we got the 787.
Since then Boeing refreshed all their other planes (some might call it "stapled new wings and engines on") and called them -8 and -9 models.
But the problem is that the more efficient the tech is, the more of it people use. An extra 500 miles of range opens up decentralization of routes, which means more planes flying.
Since then Boeing refreshed all their other planes (some might call it "stapled new wings and engines on") and called them -8 and -9 models.
But the problem is that the more efficient the tech is, the more of it people use. An extra 500 miles of range opens up decentralization of routes, which means more planes flying.