The end of the air freight business

[Kruger Stellman]

Hey are you all ready for this? I hear from a very good source that Fred Smith and the U.S. Military are just finishing the first working transporter. Seems that Fred is going to have the first production unit installed in Memphis. Looks like this will be the end for all the freight carriers.

Can you say “beam me up Scotty”?

 

[texarkana]

"It's no use cap'n, I can't hold 'er t'gether any longer...."

 

[landlover]

I can't do it cap'n.

 

[Jurassic Jet]

I'm givin 'er all she's got Cap'n.

 

[DirtyBeech]

The impulse engine bypasses like a christmass tree lights, so don't gimmee to many bumps.

 

[Thedude]

I want a hit off of whatever you are smoking.

 

[ksu_aviator]

Anyone notice that kooks are becoming mainstream?

 

[DirtyBeech]

I want a hit off of whatever you are smoking.

Star Trek 2 : Wrath of Kahn. Probably the best Trek movie made.

KSU,
No kiddin. I never thought I'd see someone on my ramp decked out in Thundercat gear .

 

[SplitBar]

Pay them no attention..... they did too much LDS in the 70's.

 

[Tonala2k]

Pay them no attention..... they did too much LDS in the 70's.

Hay, hay. That's LSD. Careful.

 

[DirtyBeech]

Pay them no attention..... they did too much LDS in the 70's.

Gotta love those colorful metaphors:

"One damn minute admiral."

 

[SplitBar]

Hay, hay. That's LSD. Careful.

The quote from the Star Trek movie was "LDS". It's from "The Voyage Home" when they return to modern day Earth (San Fran 1986), to save a whale. Everyone was looking at them funny because of their dress. It was Capt Kirks response to someone who questioned Spocks unusual dress / behavior.

 

[IH8MESA]

Thats great!!

 

[JPAustin]

"And IIIIIIIIII hate you, and IIIIIIIII beRATE you! And IIIIIIIII hate everything you do....." and the some continues, "and IIIIII say (blank) you!!!" --- watch out for the Vulcan neck pinch!

--- well a double-dumbass on you then!!

 

[threegreen]

How do they know it works if it hasn't been finished yet???

I really want to fly for fedex some day and I hope this doesn't affect my career.

 

[CrimsonEclipse]

Trans Pacific Cargo will happen first. Someone like Evergreen will likely do the
mod. Then trans Atlantic and other long range Cargo. When a safety record
is established, shorter hauls and more congested airports will be factored in.

The day some magazine publishes "Automated aircraft 5 times safter than
piloted aircraft" or something like that....we're screwd.

About 10 years will be required to phase it into pax.

Wildcard 1: Some Asshat runs a pax A380-1000 or B747-8 into a mountain.
Wildcard 2: Large cargo company has pilot strike.

Either would move up the timetable.

On the bright side, the feeders will have the same airplanes 100 years from
now.

Not worried (A+P rated too)

CE

 

[AerroMatt]

Automated Freighters = Lawyers Wet Dream!

Just wait til one of these birds goes down in a residential neighborhood due to mechanical failure that the computers weren't programmed to handle (or any other unforseen complication!) and kill a few hundred to a few thousand people in their sleep. The trial lawyers will be on the freight company and the military like flies on $hit. Then you will see the newspapers gang up and say "Why was anyone stupid enough to think we could do without pilots?"

I for one would much rather place my trust in some hung-over (add your favorite airline name here) flight crew that snuck past the TSA breath sniffers to a computer program written by a long-haired, wet behind the ears kid fresh out of some tech school who's knowledge of aviation in all its intricacy came out of a few courses taught in his sophmore year. uke:

 

[Draginass]

$100 oil could spell the doom of a lot of old 742s and DC10s, etc.

 

[dee48eal]

Jim - I'm a doctor - not a pilot !

 

[dogismycopilot]

If you have visited disneyworld and taken a ride on space mountain, FedEx has a working model of their package transporter on dispaly. Just check it out as you leave the ride. It has been there for quite a few years.