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From: dmhills{at}attglobal.net (Don Hills)
In article , "Tony Ingenoso"
wrote:
>If you want to save fuel, you'll ignore orthodox airliner design
>and revisit what Northrup was working on in the 1930's.
>
>The only reason airliners are as they are today is the
>psychological desire for windows.
No, it's the psychological desire to not throw up when the plane turns. (If
you're not sitting near the roll centre it can be quite uncomfortable.)
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