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Rather fuzzy logic

"we must ban every 'what if & co' stuff from this forum." IMHO this is much like thowing out the baby with the bathwater. The problem is that if one finds a hitherto unseen drawing or image, unless one has somewhat supernatural. instincts, at that point it is very often not possible to determine whether or not a design is simply a fantasy or an actual project. I, many years ago, did the preliminary designs for a "Goodyear" racer which never came to the hardware stage. Was it a fantasy or a project? Possibly a little of both. I use this example to illustrate there is a "gray area" concerning this subject.

It would seem to me a valuble service by this forum to discuss and evaluate the status of such designs, because the level of experience here may result in more accurate determinations. If it appears that designs are "comic book" or other non-aviation sources, then label them as such and put them in their own box. If this is done, the debunking of "insincere" designs will be documented and not have to be repeated over and over.

Best regards,

Artie Bob

<blockquote data-quote="Artie Bob" data-source="post: 29130" data-attributes="member: 1004">Rather fuzzy logic&quot;we must ban every 'what if &amp; co' stuff from this forum.&quot;&nbsp; IMHO this is much like thowing out the baby with the bathwater.&nbsp; The problem is that if one finds a hitherto unseen drawing or image, unless one has somewhat supernatural. instincts, at that point it is very often not possible to determine whether or not a design is simply a fantasy or an actual project.&nbsp; I, many years ago, did the preliminary designs for a &quot;Goodyear&quot; racer which never came to the hardware stage.&nbsp; Was it a fantasy or a project? Possibly a little of both.&nbsp; I use this example to illustrate there is a &quot;gray area&quot; concerning this subject. &nbsp;It would seem to me a valuble service by this forum to discuss and evaluate the status of such designs, because the level of experience here may result in more accurate determinations.&nbsp; If it appears that designs are &quot;comic book&quot; or other non-aviation sources, then label them as such and put them in their own box.&nbsp; If this is done, the debunking of &quot;insincere&quot; designs will be documented and not have to be repeated over and over.Best regards,Artie Bob</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Artie Bob, post: 29130, member: 1004"] [b]Rather fuzzy logic[/b] "we must ban every 'what if & co' stuff from this forum." IMHO this is much like thowing out the baby with the bathwater. The problem is that if one finds a hitherto unseen drawing or image, unless one has somewhat supernatural. instincts, at that point it is very often not possible to determine whether or not a design is simply a fantasy or an actual project. I, many years ago, did the preliminary designs for a "Goodyear" racer which never came to the hardware stage. Was it a fantasy or a project? Possibly a little of both. I use this example to illustrate there is a "gray area" concerning this subject. It would seem to me a valuble service by this forum to discuss and evaluate the status of such designs, because the level of experience here may result in more accurate determinations. If it appears that designs are "comic book" or other non-aviation sources, then label them as such and put them in their own box. If this is done, the debunking of "insincere" designs will be documented and not have to be repeated over and over. Best regards, Artie Bob [/QUOTE]

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