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7 yıl öncediscuss

How is this a new concept when blended wing body (BWB) existed since 1920s [1], with Boeing X-48 being the latest in 2007-2012 [2]?

1. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blended_wing_body 2. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boeing_X-48

Atiim

7 yıl öncediscuss

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boeing_X-48

Note 1: Boeing once toyed with a blended wing-body, a sort of flying wing, to produce dramatically better aerodynamics and fuel efficiency. Passengers would have sat in a wide cabin, rather like a small amphitheater. But tests with a mock-up produced such a negative reaction that the company dropped the technology, except for military refueling aircraft.

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11 yıl öncediscuss

It's all about life cycle. A typical car lives for nearly 15 years. There are huge numbers of 15-20 year-old cars on the road today. An introduction of a new type of car won't change the life cycle dynamics. Even if auto manufacturers manage to sell 50% of new electric cars in 10 years, there will be tens of millions of old gasoline cars on the road ... just because people keep driving them.

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11 yıl öncediscuss

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11 yıl öncediscuss

So I did a bit of research. Here are my two approaches to hacking complex problems:

  1. Find who is doing it already.
  2. See how this problem was tackled by someone who had it worse.

For #1: See http://www.naturalbuildingblog.com/ They aim for simple to build earth-based houses for $10/sq ft. A good next step likely is to reach Dr. Owen Geiger.

For #2: See http://www.rebuildhaitihomes.org/ Looks like they started with fundraising.

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11 yıl öncediscuss

The big question is: which materials you have available for construction now - concrete, wood, glass?

Atiim

11 yıl öncediscuss

agree, I would pick "software developer".

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