• ExLisper@lemmy.curiana.net
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    10 days ago

    I’m sure technically we could build a plane like that but I don’t think we’re at a developmental level that would allow us to make them cheap and secure enough and to handle the logistics involved. Boeing is struggling to make normal planes safe and the entire flight control system in US is close to a breaking point. Imagine adding more possible failure points to the planes and more complex logistics at the airports…

    • Azzu@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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      10 days ago

      I mean yes, but those problems are there because we refuse to work together and rather have “competition create progress”. If all the aviation firms would agree to share knowledge and adopt common standards and thus work together more than compete, we could have nicer things everywhere.

      But people are stupid and selfish so we can’t have that, fight is all we can.

      And I’m not saying aviation firms specifically are about that, rather all humans everywhere.