Heathrow 3rd Runway.
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Sheepshanks said:
Sam.M said:
article said:
But the judges said that in future, a third runway could go ahead, as long as it fits with the UK's climate commitments.
Sam.M said:
Eric Mc said:
Why do you say that?
The usual PH extrapolation to an absolute from a single datapoint.article said:
But the judges said that in future, a third runway could go ahead, as long as it fits with the UK's climate commitments.
Some countries can get a hospital built in a week. Our infrastructure projects take a decade or more to get beyond the desk.
There's a balance somewhere - and we are on the extreme side.
Sam.M said:
Sheepshanks said:
Sam.M said:
article said:
But the judges said that in future, a third runway could go ahead, as long as it fits with the UK's climate commitments.
A fundamental change in battery tech would need to come not just a reduction in weight. We don’t have anywhere near to the capacity needed to make it viable.
surveyor said:
Work it out genius's.
Some countries can get a hospital built in a week. Our infrastructure projects take a decade or more to get beyond the desk.
There's a balance somewhere - and we are on the extreme side.
Some countries can get a hospital built in a week. Our infrastructure projects take a decade or more to get beyond the desk.
There's a balance somewhere - and we are on the extreme side.
- Geniuses
If you're advocating for the kind of centralised authoritarian governmental structure that allows for this kind of rapid roughshod production then I'll consider your opinions to be somewhat lacking and pay little attention them going forward.
Of course that's not to say there aren't planning improvements that could be made here, but still.
Edited by anonymous-user on Thursday 27th February 11:02
surveyor said:
Work it out genius's.
Some countries can get a hospital built in a week. Our infrastructure projects take a decade or more to get beyond the desk.
There's a balance somewhere - and we are on the extreme side.
^^This.Some countries can get a hospital built in a week. Our infrastructure projects take a decade or more to get beyond the desk.
There's a balance somewhere - and we are on the extreme side.
I recall it took some 10 years just to get the planning for the waste incinerator at Newhaven, with thousands of objections etc.
Now the plant is up & running, the only emissions that I've ever seen are a little steam coming out in the cold of winter....
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2012/jul/0...
p1stonhead said:
Sam.M said:
Sheepshanks said:
Sam.M said:
article said:
But the judges said that in future, a third runway could go ahead, as long as it fits with the UK's climate commitments.
A fundamental change in battery tech would need to come not just a reduction in weight.
If you do a bit of googling you'll find declining cost and weight curves for batteries as well as increasing energy density.
Tesla is leading the way on this. April brings with it "Battery Day" when Tesla talk about their latest battery innovations, implementing Maxwells dry cell tech is likely to bring with it both increases in energy density and decreases in weight.
We're perhaps 5 years away from batteries both light and powerful enough to be used in planes. Bear in mind most of the energy used is getting airborne, cruise energy is minimal and batteries can be charged through controlled glide.
Edited by anonymous-user on Thursday 27th February 11:03
Sam.M said:
surveyor said:
Work it out genius's.
Some countries can get a hospital built in a week. Our infrastructure projects take a decade or more to get beyond the desk.
There's a balance somewhere - and we are on the extreme side.
Some countries can get a hospital built in a week. Our infrastructure projects take a decade or more to get beyond the desk.
There's a balance somewhere - and we are on the extreme side.
- Geniuses
If you're advocating for the kind of centralised authoritarian governmental structure that allows for this kind of rapid roughshod production then I'll consider your opinions to be somewhat lacking and pay little attention them going forward.
Edited by Sam.M on Thursday 27th February 11:00
China was an example Of what can be done rather than a beacon to follow.
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