In article , Jim Fisher wrote:

I reckon flying hundreds of people inside a winged aluminum can weighing
thousands of tons probably sounded whimsical about a hundred years ago (give
or take a day or three).

Still does, for that matter. *Hundreds* of tons, sure. I don't think anyone's
done thousands yet.

No one has had luck reducing the cost of a small aircraft over the last 100
years. I think some new technology will be needed to do it.

Mike Beede