Recent content by MontyFloyd

Ethernet port option would solve all this.

At least you had option of fast exit!

I was asking for suggestions, like asking someone at Tesla to make more products eligible for RC. Not a post about something obvious.

I have a number of friends who are curious to serious about Tesla products. At the moment I do not have one due to financial limits (looking at 3Q2024 possible) I am wondering if there is ways to get the Referral Code, even temporarily, and pass it around that day. Maybe a Demo Drive will give...

Ever rode in a DC-3? OTOH, what about the slab sided B-24? Happen to know what altitude the Sherpa flight was at?

It will be the one that offers the lowest operating cost, shape is meaningless. Probably will see the Short Sherpa return in electric version for short haul flights. This design is perfect for a conversion.

Sorry to prove you wrong. CBY-3 There was also an experimental cargo glider version, the XCG-16

Ever consider why passenger aircraft are a tube is because it is the best design for a pressure vessel? There are plenty of non circular fuselage designs that worked just fine. @Earl showed great examples. Another great example it is for pressure the fuselage is round. Boeing 377...

That is a concern, but ways to reduce that could be possible. At least for cargo work this is viable and a step to profitable BEP

Another mostly composite aircraft was built before Starship, and failed to go into production, the Lear Fan. The major issue I read was FAA wanted much more data on the new composite design than expected (there are piles of tested parts at the old factory in Reno, NV. Raytheon encountered...

My take: The biggest issue with an BEP is internal volume for the large amount of batteries it will need. Current tube planes create challenges to make this work. I propose a flying wing easily has the internal volume, performance, strength, and plenty of real world data to verify. Fact: you...

Bad design, not commercially viable. My counters to each point 1. While you can put some batteries in the wings, it will be impossible to put enough in there. Alternatively is a wing design to have big hatches for a larger area to put batteries in, which makes the wing heavier and reduces...

ALBEDO https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Albedo Did not know the word for this measurement. Albedo is Latin for "whiteness" (no surprise it is related to word Albino).

That image which is a dumbed down mass produced in many iterated versions fails in messaging, and is easy to prove wrong: If the energy going down to earth is same as reflected back, then the CO2 in atmosphere would actually stop the energy getting to earth surface to begin with, resulting in...

I am simply pointing out that ICE is not immune from very low temp impact. And icy weather will magnify issues on cars with poor power management (including drain from security and keyless entry systems). FYI: as lead-acid battery drains some of the acid is converted into water, reducing the...