Comments on: Google’s Big Plane, Using NASA’s Big Runway, Big Deal

By: gedop

gedop — Tue, 09 Dec 2008 04:35:46 +0000

In the future maybe google will buy NASA and USA. everyday google more richer in the world gedop's last blog post..ABD de F-18 tipi Savaş Uçağı Düştü

By: 23andme « Ralston Ventures

23andme « Ralston Ventures — Sat, 15 Sep 2007 06:30:13 +0000

[...] The second biggest blunder in Google’s history, only to the Google Jet having access to a private Federal runway, is the 23andme conflict of [...]

By: Joeychgo

Joeychgo — Fri, 14 Sep 2007 00:24:00 +0000

Big deal. im suprised they dont have a runway AT the googleplex

By: Aldimeola

Aldimeola — Thu, 13 Sep 2007 19:32:53 +0000

Don’t see there.

By: Andy Beal

Andy Beal — Thu, 13 Sep 2007 18:52:37 +0000

@Steven – very funny!
@Webmaster Money – they probably “no cached” the image of the plane.

By: Webmaster Money

Webmaster Money — Thu, 13 Sep 2007 18:13:23 +0000

Is there some pic of the plane? I would do the same if I was Google… since they are so close to the airport they would be stupid to go park their plane somwhere else.

By: Steven Bradley

Steven Bradley — Thu, 13 Sep 2007 17:31:12 +0000

Andy, the problem with the LandingRank algorithm is that since Google’s fleet is only the one plane it has little chance to gain the authority needed to to become important enough to NASA.

The plane has only been able to compete for long tail runways which are too far from the Googleplex to make them overly useful.

Fortunately NASA launched their contextual landing strip program allowing Google to bid against other planes for runway privileges.

Hopefully the Google plane will maintain it’s quality score or they’ll be forced to bid more to land. NASA, of course, won’t reveal to Google what makes for a quality plane.

By: Drew Stauffer

Drew Stauffer — Thu, 13 Sep 2007 15:39:20 +0000

lol…no follow