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Why Did Supersonic Airliners Fail?
Progress in aviation has traditionally been associated with speed. Following the Wright Brothers’ flight in 1903, aircraft speeds steadily increased…
Mar 26
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Supersonic air travel recommended reading
Aviation has a huge number of enthusiasts, which is why essentially every aircraft model ever produced has a book written about it. Supersonic aircraft…
Mar 25
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Mass Timber is Great, but It Will Not Solve the Housing Shortage
A short policy memo recently posted on the Federation of American Scientists’ (FAS) website argues that “mass timber can help solve the housing…
Mar 13
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Why Is It So Hard to Build an Airport?
Airports are a critical piece of modern infrastructure. Aviation contributes an estimated 8% to global GDP through direct and indirect effects (ie: the…
Mar 4
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Brian Potter
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Airport Reading List
The major sources I found helpful for learning about airports and their construction are listed below. As usual, these are listed roughly in order of…
Mar 3
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February 2024
How I Write Posts
I sometimes get asked what my process is for researching and writing Substack posts. I always enjoy reading other people’s discussions of their writing…
Feb 19
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Brian Potter
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How Valuable Are Building Methods That Use Fewer Materials?
Materials make up a substantial fraction of the costs of new construction. When we previously looked at a collection of 40 different construction tasks…
Feb 6
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January 2024
A Cycle of Misery: The Business of Building Commercial Aircraft
"There are no historic precedents or current parallels for the magnitude of financial exposure risked by an American airframe company" – George Ball…
Jan 31
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Boeing Reading List
Unlike most topics that I write about, the aircraft industry is an industry that has enthusiasts: lots and lots of people are interested in following…
Jan 31
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Machine Tool Reading List
For those interested in reading more about the machine tool industry, the sources I found useful are listed below. The machine tool industry has been…
Jan 19
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What Happened to the US Machine Tool Industry?
Machine tools – machines that cut or form metal – are the heart of industrial civilization. Sometimes called “mother machines” (because they’re machines…
Jan 18
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What Progress Has There Been in Industrial Robots?
Long-term, I’m optimistic about robots and automation solving construction’s stagnant cost and productivity problem. Even if nothing else works, if you…
Jan 10
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