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[Yesthatsme]

what if the never invented the jet engine. Do you thing we whould still be fly props or what?

[Edited on 6/21/2005 by Yesthatsme]

[Tump]

what if they never invented the steamboat, would we be still sailing across the globe? probably yes (for both)

[AceMaxwell]

be interesting though to see what both aircraft and ships would look like. being a sailor-of-sorts (i volunteer on a liberty ship, surely i must classify as a sailor to some degree?) i rather like the idea of handling the lines that drop the sails, and using manpower to hoist the anchor rather than a steam winch.

as for prop aircraft, i also like the idea of a double decker aircraft with 20 odd engines mounted on half a dozen wings, or even worse a hindenburg/spruce goose hybrid!

[a]

If they never invented the engine we would still be riding on carts and horses, and big wooden boats. Never mind flying.

[Coeurlion]

could have made a nuclear engine and airfare would be cheaper, but every time there was a crash, well...