
Lol.The figure of merit isn’t mpg, its mpg per PERSON you fuckwits. This is making niche private jets more efficient, but still much less efficient than large passenger jets per person. And you’re looking to expand markets = consume more
Attempts to get more people in the air with more planes with more weakly trained & regulated pilots (if they’re gonna save all that money) at a time when we should be flying less PERIOD. What could go wrong?
posted by lalochezia at 2:19 PM on August 27 [2 favorites]
But, yeah, as lalochezia points out, training enough pilots to make this an every-family-can-afford-to-fly-one proposition seems unlikely. I’m sure a much higher number of planes would have an effect on airports, too, meaning you’d need a lot more highly trained air traffic controllers.
Cool technologically, but probably in the end a private jet replacement for eco-conscious CEOs.
posted by clawsoon at 2:23 PM on August 27
If they live up to the hype and get 18-25 mpg in flight, that’s a huge improvement in efficiency over small jets.
The problem is I think the 18-25 mpg is a BIG “if” to bet on, but I’d like to see this, or something like it, succeed.
posted by tclark at 2:16 PM on August 27