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acosmichippo ,
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also your personal subjective vision. some people legitimately can’t see the differences where others can.

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if only we had some kind of wind powered boat technology.

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More recently, the US Air Mobility Command tried flying one C-17 Globemaster III some 3-6,000 ft (900-1800m) back from another, "surfing" the vortices left in the lead plane's wake – much like ducks flying in formation – and found there were double-digit fuel savings to be gained.

But Texas startup Aerolane says the savings will be much more substantial with purpose-built autonomous cargo gliders connected to the lead plane with a simple tow rope. With no propulsion systems, you save all the weight of engines, motors, fuel or batteries. There'll be no cabin for a pilot, just space for cargo and the autonomous flight control systems that'll run them.

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also don't let Boeing in on the project.

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probably never.

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it's ok I kind of have a death wish.

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I think even users who are still here, like myself, just don’t have the same energy from when I first started. And it’s a snowball effect, less engagement results in even less engagement from others.

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