I think we should push for the industry to develop aircraft with systems like this:
The SSDW.
Plus, the supersonic aspect is certainly desirable and has been missed since the voluntary grounding of the Concorde.
It is amazing how this system can be used to avoid four different types of crashes, including the dreaded runway overshoot, power failure after takeoff, mid-air failures and emergency landings! Hopefully, in the case of relentless pull ups, the crew will, at the appropriate time, jettison the wing and enable the parachute system.
Credit: Edward E. Keyse, in The Great International Paper Airplane Book. By Jerry Mander, George Dippel and Howard Gossage. Simon and Schuster, New York. 1967. P. 46.
Edit: While this is indeed a book on paper airplanes, it contains a section on proposed designs for real airplanes, showing how fundamental concepts can be adapted from one situation to another. There are additional suggestions besides the SSDW.
The SSDW.
Plus, the supersonic aspect is certainly desirable and has been missed since the voluntary grounding of the Concorde.
It is amazing how this system can be used to avoid four different types of crashes, including the dreaded runway overshoot, power failure after takeoff, mid-air failures and emergency landings! Hopefully, in the case of relentless pull ups, the crew will, at the appropriate time, jettison the wing and enable the parachute system.
Credit: Edward E. Keyse, in The Great International Paper Airplane Book. By Jerry Mander, George Dippel and Howard Gossage. Simon and Schuster, New York. 1967. P. 46.
Edit: While this is indeed a book on paper airplanes, it contains a section on proposed designs for real airplanes, showing how fundamental concepts can be adapted from one situation to another. There are additional suggestions besides the SSDW.
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