OT: Sci-fi (was RE: Ultra-portable terminals)

[Brian K. White]

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From: "Jay R. Ashworth" <jra at baylink.com>
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Subject: Re: OT: Sci-fi (was RE: Ultra-portable terminals)


> On Sun, Jul 30, 2006 at 06:48:52PM -0500, Mike Schwartz (PC Support) 
> wrote:
>>    For example, the revolutionary new Honda Business Jet is a "clean 
>> slate"
>> design that was originally begun by Honda's jet engine designers who 
>> wanted
>> to build a test bed for the new engines they were developing.  They threw
>> many "unusual" concepts into the plane. For example, they felt there were
>> several benefits from mounting the engines on pylons above the wings. 
>> The
>> aeronautical engineers laughed at them.
>>
>> http://world.honda.com/news/2006/c060725HondaJet/photo/pages/04.html
>
> 05's a better illustration.
>
> And the reason why it wasn't just as easy to mount those engines off
> the fuse, like everyone else does... is?

Well I think that's rather the point. It looks merely abberrant to us. But 
apparently a plain plane plain doesn't work as well.
Assuming the claims are true.

Brian K. White  --  brian at aljex.com  --  http://www.aljex.com/bkw/
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