Modular Aircraft Design Presented at Paris Air Show

Scientific Computing ^ | Mon, 06/10/2013 - 5:58am | Anne-Muriel Brouet

[Tallguy]

This is what you call an engineering solution that doesn’t make proper allowances for the social & security ramifications of flying. Flying from the passengers’ perspective ain’t easy and it isn’t likely to improve anytime soon. This is a pipe dream.

[NappyOne]

I’m thinking 4 hours in a cramped uncomfortable airplane seat instead of 90 minutes and getting to be “loaded” by airport baggage handlers. Seems even more de-humanizing than the TSA.

The NappyOne

[beelzepug]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:XC-120_Packplane_composite.jpg

Suddenly, it’s 1950.

[UNGN]

It actually Pre 1950.. back to around 1935. The Pack Plane had Retractable landing gear. The 2013 version, not so much.

Just looking at the pictures, the Drag from the Landing gear alone from this concept would be more than an entire 50 passenger plane.

Someone is looking for Gov’ment grant money for “more testing”.

[MHGinTN]

I am similarly ‘rigged’. Ain’t titanium a wonder!

[tet68]

I can’t say I would want to fly in the middle pod,
imagine looking out the window just to see other
frightened faces three feet away.

Or maybe they don’t HAVE windows!!!

[OldNewYork]

Interesting concept. I hope they’re not ignoring airworthiness in favor of this idea. I don’t know that I’d be getting into one confidently any time in the next decade.

[MasterGunner01]

When and if a group of scientists develop a matter transporter (like those in “Star Trek”), it will revolutionize transportation in unfathomable ways — for both good and evil. The TSA will become as useless as buggy whip manufacturers, and that's why they will be tapped to run the transporters.

[CyberAnt]

Absolutely! I feel blessed to be able to walk without a limp. Still have a little swelling after 3 years, but not enough to keep me down for long.

[hattend]

BTTT