With huge financial backing and a team of prior Boeing engineers, this looks likely to succeed.
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Hi Wally J! I do like the point that you have made about the Funding, has anyone realized that some, most, or all of them do get some sort of income? Imagine those that may receive SSI or SSD Income deposited directly and then those who receive Welfare Benefits. Of course they won’t pony up for a lawsuit or defense of one but there’s Pro Bono Attorneys waiting for this type of thing. Seen and Heard of this too many times, before you know it they’ll be living there, or wherever, with No Recourse from anyone. The Problem Exists because No Politicians did Anything to Stop It! Good Luck. Thanks for the Response.
How good is their radar since they are only “one wing span” above water? Will they be able to avoid not just commercial shipping but recreational fishing boats? Say a 35 foot boat with a flying bridge?
Also how fast is it? Cause moving fast right next to the surface of water sounds really deadly. Go watch a speed boat accident and realize that’s not even that fast.
Aircraft radar will provide the pilots with plenty of time to avoid boats, whales, etc ahead of them. No issue there.
How slow can they fly.
Is there a still speed?
Will there be designated sea ports as in the old days when the Sikorsky amphibious planes landed in Kailua Bay.
I hope the investors in this project do not make the same mistake that the Hawaii Superferry folks made. Right from the beginning they should make it clear that they will be preparing a comprehensive environmental impact statement triggered by their use of state harbor facilities.
Some of the impacts that they will have to assess include: harbor parking; public transportation, potential impacts of traffic in and around the harbor; impacts on other forms of harbor use: surfers, barges, cruise ships, etc,
Obviously, one of the potential benefits of this operation would be the fact that it would not rely on fossil fuels. It should be made very clear how the planes will be recharged at the end of each flight.
As a Kaamaina,who has been living in Honolulu, Hawaii for 30 years, I say that’s a good idea! Creativity and Innovation will be what is going to resurrect Hawaii’s number one industry which is Tourism!
How often will these high speed vehicles tragically collide with breaching whales?!?
Less likely than a mid air collision between two airliners I’m guessing….technology has all but eliminated those.
Exciting!!
As a resident and many locals have said No No and No!
Assuming the price was economically viable, ordinary persons who live here stand to benefit the most from the freedom of movement such transportation might provide.