# The Great Ongoing Aviation Thread (general and other) (Part 1)

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**Created:** [October 23, 2011, 2:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-great-ongoing-aviation-thread-general-and-other-part-1/600499 "2011-10-23T02:17:01Z")\
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**Author:** ![LSLGuy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lslguy/32/5813_2.png) [@LSLGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LSLGuy)\
**Post date:** [January 28, 2023, 4:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-great-ongoing-aviation-thread-general-and-other-part-1/600499/3538 "2023-01-28T16:11:36Z")

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This is getting more real every day:

> **[Natilus Announces Purchase Agreement with Ameriflight for 20 Cargo Aircraft -...](https://natilus.co/natilus-announces-purchase-agreement-with-ameriflight-for-20-cargo-aircraft-bringing-total-orders-to-6-8-billion-for-460-aircraft/)**
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> Reducing Global Air Freight Costs By 60% Through The Use Of Large Autonomous Aircraft

Key design decisions here are conventional propulsion, unconventional airframe design, and remotely-monitored piloting leading to fully autonomous ops as the tech develops.

Or so they fervently hope.

They’re actually manufacturing full scale parts for this thing now; it’s not just “artist’s conceptions” angling for seed capital.

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