2010-06-07

In my style

I’ve been reading the aviation magazine Le Fana de l'Aviation lately. I have been amused by the editorial style: Myths and entertaining but untrue stories are given no truck and are curtly dismissed, failures are called for what they are while no unnecessary awe is spent on successes. Yet it’s a glossy magazine with well-researched and thoughtful articles, high-quality photo material, and often CGI reconstructions of aircraft that were never built.

4 comments:

Martin said...

Reader request: could you write an entry about where passenger aviation technology is moving these days? What are the big trends and innovations? Most planes I ride when I travel seem to be decades-old models.

kai said...

M’key. Will have to do a bit of research, but I wouldn’t expect any drastical changes right now. There will be improvements in fuel efficiency on the order of a few percent, but nothing really outwards visible. What will make a difference is computer and GPS support to let aircraft fly the shortest route between start and destination airports, with optimal landing patterns and such, but that will not be outwards visible either.

Din doter said...

Apröpö det känner jag mig som en missunnad dotter då du inte skrivit en endaste liten bokstav om min utställning 8(

kai said...

Men aj, det har jag inte, nä. Och inte om en hoper andra saker heller. Jag får ta och försöka samla ihop mig.