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What Austin Vernon thinks about aviation

@austin-vernon · 42 positions · 0 changes of mind

Engineer and investor who writes quantitative posts about how physical industries actually work — chemical plants, geothermal drilling, shipyards, thermal storage and the economics of low-volume manufacturing — at austinvernon.site.

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    Our readingA small, highly aerodynamic aircraft can beat an airliner on fuel per passenger mile, because drag reduction gets harder as the fuselage grows.

    Their wordsSurprisingly, fuel consumption per passenger mile would be lower in a Celera 500 than in a 737. The larger the fuselage, the harder it is to achieve the same drag reduction.

    ↗Air Travel Doesn't Have to be Terribleaustinvernon.site 1st of 3 in this piece

    Interesting

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    Our readingWhat air travellers actually value is door-to-door time, and public policy tends not to measure it.

    Their wordsReduction in door-to-door travel time is king. Public policy may not keep this in mind.

    ↗Air Travel Doesn't Have to be Terribleaustinvernon.site 2nd of 3 in this piece

    Interesting

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    Our readingThe constraint on point-to-point air travel is runway and tarmac capacity, not room in the sky.

    Their wordsThere is much more space in the air than on the airport tarmac. Our current hub and spoke system means some hub airports operate near runway capacity already.

    ↗Air Travel Doesn't Have to be Terribleaustinvernon.site 3rd of 3 in this piece

    Interesting
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  7. Our readingBoeing's decline began when its management moved away from the factory and the engineers stopped running it.

    Their wordsThe changes separated its management and board from the day-to-day processes at the heart of its business.

    ↗America's Aerospace Industry is Regeneratingaustinvernon.site

    Interesting