On 3/25/21 8:28 AM, Richard Livingston wrote:
Both of those "concepts" show complete ignorance of aerodynamics. Reminds me of my
grandmother who wanted to tell the pilot to fly low and slow, for safety. There are very good
reasons modern aircraft are all mono-planes turbofans that fly at very high altitudes. They are both
more energy efficient and safer. Why would anyone want an airplane that has to follow a track?

Rich L.


I know these do indeed look like April Fools jokes, but who would have
ever guessed that Caproni would build a nine-wing seaplane airliner
meant to cross the Atlantic with only eight refueling stops? They
actually made one and a half test flights with that thing.

Here's a more detailed article on the three-wing job. Through the
miracles of Photoshop, now they're flying with gear up:

https://paxex.aero/se-aeronautics-fever-dream/

This one has an actual author who is starting to apply a bit of critical
thinking. Sounds like they're serious about this thing, fishing around
for $40-50 million in seed money, then angling for the ever popular
reverse acquisition with a Special Purpose Acquisition Company to get
the billions they'll need. If they actually do go public, a day one
naked short sounds like a good bet to me. First flight in three years,
you betcha.

Interesting that the one shot molding process forces a few compromises,
like no windows. Does that include the cockpit too?

Seriously, am I the only one with an Android phone that keeps getting
this crap fed to them? When they've got nothing new, they recycle old
articles like how the Alice in Wonderland plane was the star of the 2019
Paris airshow, or how Norway is charging full speed ahead with their
all-electric airplane program.