Concorde replacement?

[HossHuge]

I've often wondered this. Same goes for the country officials that fly to other countries for conventions...why not just use a webcam?

True. In the next few years, Tele-Immersion hopefully will be ready for the masses.

pretty hot presenter...

Hoss and Bo$$ think alike....

 

[Easy Rhino]

sadly, you all missed the point. if nobody ever bothers to create fantastic products such as these then we will live in constant stagnation. Even if they become a financial failure the point is they are a mechanical and aeronautical breakthrough. What engineers learn from this jet will dictate how the industry moves forward with air transportation. nuff said.

 

[WhiteLotus]

sadly, you all missed the point. if nobody ever bothers to create fantastic products such as these then we will live in constant stagnation. Even if they become a financial failure the point is they are a mechanical and aeronautical breakthrough. What engineers learn from this jet will dictate how the industry moves forward with air transportation. nuff said.

But right now, no company or country is going to pour money into a product that wont make money. There is no incentive into building a supersonic passenger jet. If there was then fine. But no one is going to do it for the fun of it. These are all concept idea... nothing will materialise out of them.

 

[Easy Rhino]

But right now, no company or country is going to pour money into a product that wont make money. There is no incentive into building a supersonic passenger jet. If there was then fine. But no one is going to do it for the fun of it. These are all concept idea... nothing will materialise out of them.

He added: "The costs of designing something like this from scratch are astronomical, and even if they can get it to the prototype stage, that's not even half the battle, it's maybe 10%. Aerospace is littered with companies that went bust once they went into production.

"The science exists, we know planes can fly at supersonic speeds: Fighter aircraft do it, Concorde did it -- the technology is there, but the problem is making it work commercially.

"If it was easy, if it was possible, one of the big manufacturers would have done it already."

i didnt say people would do it for fun. it may not be financially viable right now. that isnt the point of the article and that isnt the point of creating it anyway. the point is learning and moving the air industry forward.

 

[Red_Machine]

These big companies have enough money to take the financial hit for something like this. Like Microsoft was able to brush of the failure of ME back in 2000. Trouble is, no matter how much money they have they'll never do it because they love their money too much.

 

[Easy Rhino]

Trouble is, no matter how much money they have they'll never do it because they love their money too much.

so what you are saying is 'profit be damned' if it is something YOU want then the companies should make it regardless!

 

[WhiteLotus]

These big companies have enough money to take the financial hit for something like this.

But then the rich wont get richer! OH NOES!

 

[Red_Machine]

No, I'm not saying that. I'm saying that when a company has more than enough money for a project like this then they should just do it instead of hoarding the cash. It could be put to much better use than just accruing interest.

Microsoft is taking the initiative now and is buying up companies and investing in new projects left right and centre because they've been sitting on a huge pile of cash for the last 10 or 15 years and done nothing with it. They want to try new things. I think that more companies should be like that.

 

[W1zzard]

when a company has more than enough money for a project

if i had a significant number of stocks of some company and they started doing obviously unprofitable projects i'd quickly pick up my phone, call the ceo and tell him to start making me more money or find another job

 

[WhiteLotus]

No, I'm not saying that. I'm saying that when a company has more than enough money for a project like this then they should just do it instead of hoarding the cash. It could be put to much better use than just accruing interest.

Microsoft is taking the initiative now and is buying up companies and investing in new projects left right and centre because they've been sitting on a huge pile of cash for the last 10 or 15 years and done nothing with it. They want to try new things. I think that more companies should be like that.

Don't worry I was being sarcy and stating exactly why they WONT do it. Yes I agree, I mean innovation drives things forward, but the people in charge will bury it simply because the shareholders wont get as much at the end of the year.

And as for Microsoft, they are so big them investing millions in other R+D is like them losing 50p. It's pocket change to them.

 

[TheoneandonlyMrK]

the point is learning and moving the air industry forward.

not what id consider progress these. not at all

they have ridiculasly low passenger capacity even compared to the ancient concorde(not much anyway and not being improved on here)
they may need a fuel we might have all burned up by then or BIOfuel(effin gr8 fammin on the way then due to some fat cat trying to save the world with fields of rape n shit, B***$X driving his ECO(my arse car etc))
and if i cant go disney land in a ufo by 2050 maglev style, im not gona go

enigines is where they want to be focusing and not of the babboon burn something fassion us chimps prefer but something revolutionary, do i have to get my spanners out

 

[Easy Rhino]

No, I'm not saying that. I'm saying that when a company has more than enough money for a project like this then they should just do it instead of hoarding the cash. It could be put to much better use than just accruing interest.

Microsoft is taking the initiative now and is buying up companies and investing in new projects left right and centre because they've been sitting on a huge pile of cash for the last 10 or 15 years and done nothing with it. They want to try new things. I think that more companies should be like that.

there are many reasons why companies are cash heavy. they see an economic downturn in the future and they want to hedge any potential losses to weather the storm. they could be hoarding cash to buy back some of their stock to increase its value. they could planning a big project down the line and want to make a significant early investment in it. rarely do companies just hoard cash to hoard it. every industry is different.

 

[qubit]

Just watched that video and OMG she is hot! <qubit tries to regain self control>

 

[AsRock]

Why does anyone REALLY need to get somewhere so fast?

Time is money right? Well just make broadband communications fast and seamless in conventional airliners and those people can work from their seat on the conventional long-haul flights. Somewhat negates the 'lost-time' argument.

Well if like me and you live in a different country as the rest of your family and one of them are in hospital with some thing bad you might want to get there asap.

Plane from PA is a pain in the ass last time it took 3 planes to get to the UK.

 

[assaulter_99]

Well if like me and you live in a different country as the rest of your family and one of them are in hospital with some thing bad you might want to get there asap.

Plane from PA is a pain in the ass last time it took 3 planes to get to the UK.

Enter instant teleportation! Oh well, as long as accidents like "The Fly" don't happen! ROFL.

 

[gumpty]

Well if like me and you live in a different country as the rest of your family and one of them are in hospital with some thing bad you might want to get there asap.

Plane from PA is a pain in the ass last time it took 3 planes to get to the UK.

I know exactly what you mean. I'm a Kiwi living in the UK so I know that if I got 'that call' right now it would be a minimum 30 hours to get home: 1hr to Heathrow + 2hrs check-in + 25hr flight + 2hrs transfer to hometown. The reality is it would be more like 36 hours considering flight schedules and packing.

Such is the choice we make when living away from family, but it could be worse; when my aunty spent some time studying in the UK when she was young, she traveled over here by boat!


Where is PA? Pennsylvania?