The birth of a quieter, greener plane: 35% more fuel-efficient; Cambridge-MIT Institute's 'Silent' Aircraft Initiative
"Jose" wrote in message
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Be that as it may, I don't see how that's relevant to the question at hand.
Only anecdotally.
A more serious problem may be the slight oscillations that an ariplane goes
through staying level. At the edges, they may become strong enough over a
five hour flight to induce seasickness.
Or not. Dunno. But better to think of it before placing the order.
The original YB program had a problem with oscillations, making it a problem for
bombing runs. The B-2 has that problem licked, with super fast fly by wire
flight controls.
I can not see any reason that they would not be able to solve any passenger
comfort issues, with the correct subroutines applied to the flight control
computers.
I look forward to a new type of aircraft. If it is destine to come, I wish they
would get more serious about starting some scaled down aircraft testing program.
If Boeing is really serious about kicking Airbus' butt, that would be the way to
start looking. There is no way to find out, short of starting the first steps.
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Jim in NC
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