cm0002@lemmy.world to Flying@lemmy.world · 3 天前For the first time, a privately developed aircraft has flown faster than soundarstechnica.comexternal-linkmessage-square8fedilinkarrow-up15arrow-down11cross-posted to: hardware@lemmy.worldaviation@lemmy.ziparstechnica_index@rss.ponder.cat
arrow-up14arrow-down1external-linkFor the first time, a privately developed aircraft has flown faster than soundarstechnica.comcm0002@lemmy.world to Flying@lemmy.world · 3 天前message-square8fedilinkcross-posted to: hardware@lemmy.worldaviation@lemmy.ziparstechnica_index@rss.ponder.cat
minus-squaremholiv@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·2 天前But that was a publicly funded joint venture. The governments of the UK and France basically paid for development.
minus-squaredrolexlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·2 天前Concorde : private companies funded by public money from France and UK -> Not privately developed XB1 : private company funded by public money from Saudi Arabia -> privately developed
minus-squaremholiv@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·2 天前To be fair. There is a meaningful difference between venture capital and joint ventures. Like the concord was amazing for its time. But we have to acknowledge the accomplishment here.
minus-squaredrolexlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·2 天前Absolutely. It’s technically very impressive. But I wonder why the PR insists on the ‘first private’ thingy. I am not sure how it’s relevant, seeing how the funding for these projects have changed in all these years.
minus-squaremholiv@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·2 天前I think it’s because they reallly want to say “first!!” But have to add an adjective to be able to truthfully say it.
When was the first time?
The Concorde
But that was a publicly funded joint venture. The governments of the UK and France basically paid for development.
Concorde : private companies funded by public money from France and UK -> Not privately developed
XB1 : private company funded by public money from Saudi Arabia -> privately developed
To be fair. There is a meaningful difference between venture capital and joint ventures.
Like the concord was amazing for its time. But we have to acknowledge the accomplishment here.
Absolutely. It’s technically very impressive.
But I wonder why the PR insists on the ‘first private’ thingy. I am not sure how it’s relevant, seeing how the funding for these projects have changed in all these years.
I think it’s because they reallly want to say “first!!” But have to add an adjective to be able to truthfully say it.