The has not been much of a change in the airplane industry in the past 50 years, when it comes to general plane design. This is because of the fear to change the airports yearly and cause tons of money to be implemented into the airplane industry. The largest change in travel has been seen in the automobile industry, but the airplane's have been lacking. NASA gave five companies and one university contracts to fund the development of airplane prototypes. There were various constraints that consisted of greatly decreasing emissions, reducing fuel consumption, decreasing noise, and having the plane capable of taking off on a shorter runway. All of these will help make flying better for the environment and more economical. The future of flying may be very different then what it has been in the past.
The packaging for a microwavable "microwave" dinner is programmed for a shelf life of maybe six months, a cook time of two minutes and a landfill dead-time of centuries. ~David Wann, Buzzworm, November 1990
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