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Originally posted by THENEO
Assuming this is true, what do you think is the benefit of making aircraft less safe? Increased sales?
Originally posted by THENEO
Assuming this is true, what do you think is the benefit of making aircraft less safe? Increased sales?
Originally posted by Seekerof
IMHO,
1) I see no 'real' conspiracy, per se'. I see capitolism at work.
2) Aircraft designer and builder Burnelli, from what I have read from this site and others concerning this topic, seems to be 'venting' displeasure at 'how' and 'why' his aricrafts and designs were over-looked, etc.
3) There are myriads of aricraft designers and builders, though not of equal talent of mention as burnelli, who can "justify" some to many of the claims that the site, in the original topic post, issues.
regards
seekerof
Originally posted by huskers
The reading brings up some very interesting points. One that is not really dicussed is the FAA/NTSB relationship. After evry accident the NTSB has a list of factors that would like to see improvements in. The faa does not always force manufactures to make these changes for many reasons. Cost is always the biggest factor. Airlines and the aircraft companies don't want to do massive refits so they fight back and forth to reach a compromise. Now the other thing to consider in the web site is the lifting body and flying wing. lifting bodies had not been really seen nor tested back in those days. So i'm sure most people thought of them a science fiction. The flying wing was very problemmatic until fly-by-wire and computer flight controls came along. Human pilots could not control the aircarft to a point that they felt comfortable in it.
JMHO
Originally posted by mrmulder
Originally posted by huskers
The reading brings up some very interesting points. One that is not really dicussed is the FAA/NTSB relationship. After evry accident the NTSB has a list of factors that would like to see improvements in. The faa does not always force manufactures to make these changes for many reasons. Cost is always the biggest factor. Airlines and the aircraft companies don't want to do massive refits so they fight back and forth to reach a compromise. Now the other thing to consider in the web site is the lifting body and flying wing. lifting bodies had not been really seen nor tested back in those days. So i'm sure most people thought of them a science fiction. The flying wing was very problemmatic until fly-by-wire and computer flight controls came along. Human pilots could not control the aircarft to a point that they felt comfortable in it.
JMHO
I agree with Huskers. I don't see a conspiracy here. What I do see here is "Money." That's what it's all about in todays world. For this to take effect the airlines would have to undergo a major change in re-designing their aircraft. They just don't want to do it. They may not care about passengers but I can assure they're just fine with what they've got out there right now because they're making money off of it. Nothing more.
On a side note I do have to say that the Burnelli would kind of look like a UFO if took to the skies. At least I think it would.
Originally posted by huskers
The reading brings up some very interesting points. One that is not really dicussed is the FAA/NTSB relationship. After evry accident the NTSB has a list of factors that would like to see improvements in. The faa does not always force manufactures to make these changes for many reasons. Cost is always the biggest factor. Airlines and the aircraft companies don't want to do massive refits so they fight back and forth to reach a compromise. Now the other thing to consider in the web site is the lifting body and flying wing. lifting bodies had not been really seen nor tested back in those days. So i'm sure most people thought of them a science fiction. The flying wing was very problemmatic until fly-by-wire and computer flight controls came along. Human pilots could not control the aircarft to a point that they felt comfortable in it.
JMHO
Originally posted by kilcoo316
4. Fuel tanks in the fuselage? No thanks. I'd rather have them on the wings where they can break off and be left behind the fuselage in a crash landing.