We have /c/fuckcars but no /c/fuckplanes. Yet a lot of the same arguments apply. They cause air pollution (roughly double the amount per km traveled), noise pollution and they (airports) take up a lot of space near dense living areas. Sure, some places can practically only be visited by plane, just like some places can practically only be visited by car. But people don’t consider not having your holiday that far away or giving pushback on a busines trip that should have been an online meeting. Besides work-from-home being encouraged, work-from-home-country should be too.
Cars need to be discouraged in favor of busses, trams and trains. Planes nees to be discouraged in favor of high-speed trains, staycations and hopefully new alternatives like modern sailboats or electric planes.
I fully support where you’re coming from, but that is not true. Of course sails still depend on wind. For cargo ships solid sails are an advantage because they require less maintenance.
Sure it is. If all you have is a square sail, you’re very limited in how close to the wind you can sail. If you have a Bermuda rig, you can sail closer to the wind. It sounds like the more airplane-wing style sails can get you still even closer to the wind.
Yes but since they just generate power for the propeller, they can travel directly into the wind. Which is something sails struggle with.