Comments on: TRANSPORTATION TUESDAY: Energy-Efficient Oriens Glider http://www.inhabitat.com/2008/07/15/roland-cernats-energy-efficient-oriens-glider/ Future-forward design for the world you inhabit Tue, 24 Nov 2009 21:06:50 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc hourly 1 By: Alan Larsonhttp://www.inhabitat.com/2008/07/15/roland-cernats-energy-efficient-oriens-glider/comment-page-1/#comment-89669 Alan Larson Sun, 20 Jul 2008 06:10:43 +0000 http://www.inhabitat.com/2008/07/15/roland-cernats-energy-efficient-oriens-glider/#comment-89669 It's pretty. However, he leaves out details like structural strength so it doesn't fold up the first time the wings try to lift its weight. There is no hint of what magical material will be strong enough to support this craft. Looking at the pictures, there appears to be no place for luggage or the combustion engine. Interestingly, some pictures show the body to be transparent behind the seats, others show it white opaque. Another magical material is the "transparent" solar cells -- remember, if something is transparent, light passes through it. If light passes through it, it doesn't capture the energy from the light. Also, note that solar cells have metal on their backside (as noted elsewhere in the pictures) which also prevents them being transparent. There really isn't room to stash a useful prop in the space shown, either.Magical materials and energy sources are nice dreams, but if you want to build something, it has to be made with real materials, not magic.Sorry, this annoys me, because these folks are not solving any real problems -- they are just daydreaming. It’s pretty. However, he leaves out details like structural strength so it doesn’t fold up the first time the wings try to lift its weight. There is no hint of what magical material will be strong enough to support this craft.
Looking at the pictures, there appears to be no place for luggage or the combustion engine. Interestingly,
some pictures show the body to be transparent behind the seats, others show it white opaque.
Another magical material is the “transparent” solar cells — remember, if something is transparent, light passes through it. If light passes through it, it doesn’t capture the energy from the light. Also, note that solar cells have metal on their backside (as noted elsewhere in the pictures) which also prevents them being transparent.
There really isn’t room to stash a useful prop in the space shown, either.

Magical materials and energy sources are nice dreams, but if you want to build something, it has to be made with real materials, not magic.

Sorry, this annoys me, because these folks are not solving any real problems — they are just daydreaming.

]]> By: IGreenSpothttp://www.inhabitat.com/2008/07/15/roland-cernats-energy-efficient-oriens-glider/comment-page-1/#comment-89212 IGreenSpot Thu, 17 Jul 2008 06:23:03 +0000 http://www.inhabitat.com/2008/07/15/roland-cernats-energy-efficient-oriens-glider/#comment-89212 cool design, especially the transparent body, can make you feel really at the top of the world cool design, especially the transparent body, can make you feel really at the top of the world

]]> By: BlueBerryhttp://www.inhabitat.com/2008/07/15/roland-cernats-energy-efficient-oriens-glider/comment-page-1/#comment-88971 BlueBerry Tue, 15 Jul 2008 19:13:55 +0000 http://www.inhabitat.com/2008/07/15/roland-cernats-energy-efficient-oriens-glider/#comment-88971 WOW, I'm loving it. Great design. WOW, I’m loving it. Great design.

]]> By: ac1dfl3shhttp://www.inhabitat.com/2008/07/15/roland-cernats-energy-efficient-oriens-glider/comment-page-1/#comment-88959 ac1dfl3sh Tue, 15 Jul 2008 17:49:57 +0000 http://www.inhabitat.com/2008/07/15/roland-cernats-energy-efficient-oriens-glider/#comment-88959 I think it's a beautiful design. To bad it's only a concept for now- I would love to see these things zipping around! I think it’s a beautiful design. To bad it’s only a concept for now- I would love to see these things zipping around!

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