Yes David, but eclipse aviation is a private venture and the engine is not
cheap.

But somehow they are delivering a plane that costs less than half what
something similar would cost from Cessna or Lear. The engine must
not be so very expensive compared with some alternatives.

They haven't delivered it yet. From the looks of it, at this point,
they are in the stock hyping stage.

Will they issue one share of stock to all us tax payers that funded
the R&D?

Have to take that up with Williams. I'm sure that I don't get an acre of
Bosnia or an oil well in Kuwait for the taxes I paid to support those
activities either.

;^)

Hey I could go for an oil well in Kuwait and Bosnia is very pretty in places.
Never been to Kuwait however.
For the tax we paid on the William's project it would have to be a dollar 
a share stock.

My only point is that the Williams engine is "real" and the R&D money
from NASA seems in this case to have resulted in both R as well as D,
which I will admit is unusual for NASA.

Are we really sure it is real? The guys in the William's booth at OSH
recognize me every year as I walk up and ask the perpetually unanswered
question: "what is the fuel flow per pound of thrust?"

I see three serious problems right off the bat with the BWB.

I sure would not argue in favor of the BWB for a huge airliner. I see no
use for it for fare paying passengers.

David

 
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