| >Also, I have seen no evidence that any regulatory body has done much to help safety Stockton Rush, is that you? Aren't you dead? Or are you a big fan of his? >Concern for the environment grew before the EPA That sounds like "thoughts and prayers". "Concern" doesn't protect the environment; laws and enforcement does. The EPA was made for a good reason. >workplace safety increased before OSHA Some, but not in other places, just like the EPA. OSHA made rules and enforced them, so everyone got workplace safety, not just some places where management cared enough. >ask a doctor, he'll say you need a doctor Yes, because everyone eventually gets some illness that requires the services of a doctor. Many illnesses are only detectable with tests. >For instance, the current basic airframe might be best, but few try other designs, like a lift body, or a flying wing, which might be more efficient. You can read stuff all over the internet explaining why flying works don't work for passengers; it's not because of "regulation", it's because it's just a bad design for that. It's only used for bombers because it gives them stealth (combined with other design choices), and bombers don't need pressurization. Pressurizing a flying wing adds lots of weight, and to get equivalent internal volume, the design requires a huge wingspan that airports can't handle. It has nothing to do with FAA rules, and everything to do with physics. |