Flying on other planets

[ozone]

A fun diversion from the usual talk of incidents and accidents:

https://what-if.xkcd.com/30/

 

[z987k]

A fun diversion from the usual talk of incidents and accidents:

https://what-if.xkcd.com/30/

I love the last paragraph.

 

[Murdoughnut]

Venus:Unfortunately, X-Plane is not capable of simulating the hellish environment near the surface of Venus. But physics calculations give us an idea of what flight there would be like. The upshot is: Your plane would fly pretty well, except it would be on fire the whole time, and then it would stop flying, and then stop being a plane.

Sounds like a few cargo operators I've heard of.

 

[nibake]

Venus:Unfortunately, X-Plane is not capable of simulating the hellish environment near the surface of Venus. But physics calculations give us an idea of what flight there would be like. The upshot is: Your plane would fly pretty well, except it would be on fire the whole time, and then it would stop flying, and then stop being a plane.

Sounds like a few cargo operators I've heard of.

I had never read it with that perspective before.