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bonvoyage , 09-10-2022 06:26 AM
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Didn't UA/AA order a few hundred of these things? I get what you're saying though and the article alluded to just that fact. It doesn't seem like this is a financially viable option in the future.
I think between both carriers, including option orders, it totaled 70
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Didn't UA/AA order a few hundred of these things? I get what you're saying though and the article alluded to just that fact. It doesn't seem like this is a financially viable option in the future.
They “ordered” them. Huge quotes
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They “ordered” them. Huge quotes
Correct. A lot of companies 'ordered' those Nikola electric trucks too.

The good news is without an engine this airplane is 100% certain to meet the noise requirements. I'm not sure about range and speed though.
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Correct. A lot of companies 'ordered' those Nikola electric trucks too.

The good news is without an engine this airplane is 100% certain to meet the noise requirements. I'm not sure about range and speed though.
And, more importantly, it will be green (= $subsidies$ = win-win for the tech bros.)
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Not sure why they didn't design them with warp speed engines instead. Just as high a chance of flying by 2029.
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Margaritaville , 09-10-2022 09:04 AM
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Not sure why they didn't design them with warp speed engines instead. Just as high a chance of flying by 2029.
And what do we got on this thing, a Cuisinart?
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Not sure why they didn't design them with warp speed engines instead. Just as high a chance of flying by 2029.
Enough jigo watts to make them go plaid would be great too.
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Supersonic glider? 🤔
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heard it was Toyota…they found out the turbos on the 2JZ in the Supra we’re so big it could push it to Mach 2.
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Supersonic glider? 🤔
A.K.A. "the space shuttle"
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