Timeline for Is there a maximum possible size for an airplane?
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| Mar 28, 2020 at 0:11 | comment | added | quiet flyer | Why is TLDR the second sentence of this answer? Is it a signal to stop reading? | |
| S Mar 27, 2020 at 16:48 | history | suggested | chicks | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
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| Dec 6, 2016 at 9:51 | comment | added | kubanczyk | The first bottleneck is a SECURITY check time, we already experience it, and it needs to be solved first. Key observation -> "A plane that takes to long to load and unload will not be economical" | |
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| May 16, 2016 at 23:37 | comment | added | Gürkan Çetin | Would be also interesting to consider taking the passengers on the plane. How much time would it take to bring everyone on board (the plane should be built in China probably to decrease costs of bringing people to the airport). | |
| May 7, 2016 at 14:42 | comment | added | frIT | Concerning waste tanks: I guess as your plane size approaches the Rhode Island size, its total waste tank size may approach zero, since the contents could just be vented out without the problem of affecting non-passengers... 3:-) | |
| May 7, 2016 at 8:50 | comment | added | Mike Scott | The XKCD What If answer that you cite addresses your point 3. We need a plane that size to get everyone out of Rhode Island after they all find themselves standing there shoulder-to-shoulder. | |
| May 6, 2016 at 23:12 | comment | added | alephzero | Point 4: Seaplanes could (theoretically) use "zero-construction-cost" runways much bigger than land-based airports - but the logistics of getting the self-loading cargo on and off the plane becomes more problematical. | |
| May 6, 2016 at 20:11 | comment | added | SMS von der Tann | So, since the people take up the size of RI, the plane would take up the size of at least MA in wingspan. | |
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| May 6, 2016 at 17:35 | comment | added | Dave | @Terry is exactly correct, I have also added a link to clarify a bit on who he is. | |
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| May 6, 2016 at 16:39 | comment | added | Terry | To save time Googling for those unaware of Juan Trippe, he was the founder and CEO of Pan American World Airways, and he wanted something bigger than the 707. He famously told Bill Allen of Boeing concerning the proposal to build the 747, "If you build it, I'll buy it". Allen replied, "If you buy it, I'll build it." | |
| May 6, 2016 at 16:30 | comment | added | Dan Pichelman | We could always go back to really big flying boats :-) | |
| May 6, 2016 at 15:50 | history | answered | Dave | CC BY-SA 3.0 |