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Mrkawfee@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.ml · 1 year ago

Unpowered cargo gliders on tow ropes promise 65% cheaper air freight

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Unpowered cargo gliders on tow ropes promise 65% cheaper air freight

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Mrkawfee@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.ml · 1 year ago
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A West Texas company says it's found a remarkably simple way to slash air cargo costs as much as 65% – by having planes tow autonomous, cargo-carrying gliders behind them, big enough to double, or potentially triple their payload capacity.
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    You’re towing a bunch of cargo into the crash site.

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      Imagine miraculously surviving the plane crash only to get twatted by a crate full of dildos from the cargo vehicle.

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      Don’t worry, in the event of a malfunction you can just detach the cargo, so now you have two apartment building sized things falling from the sky to completely unpredictable random locations squishing anything they land on top of.

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