Posted on 02/09/2010 7:41:34 PM PST by ErnstStavroBlofeld
It’s possible to fiddle with the spectrum of a fluorescent by using a different mix of phosphors. The better phosphors cost more. An RGB LED array (I don’t know if this craft is using that kind, or just a plain “white” excited-phosphor light) would indeed have the ability to shed different hues of light.
It should be 33 % quieter..
THX.
33% is quite a change.
Nevertheless, to me, the biggest issue is needing a big shoehorn to get in and out of the seats.
BTW, I’m not that fat. 6’1” 200 lbs. or less.
Air tests are never conducted at full bore the first flight out, they are gradually worked up to maximum. This saves on prototypes and pilots by reducing the number of crashes that might occur if they hopped into the plane and put the throttle to the wall.
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