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Windowless planes would be a useful step. If people can get used to not having windows then there's more scope to change the design of the aircraft, so somethin
by PuffinBlue 8y ago
Windowless planes would be a useful step. If people can get used to not having windows then there's more scope to change the design of the aircraft, so something like Boeing's Blended Wing design[0] might have a chance of not failing before it gets off the ground.
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- gnode 8y agoThe technology could also be useful for having a virtual window in tunnels, to make the experience a bit less claustrophobic. Particularly for something like a hyperloop carriage when there might not be room to move about.
- DaiPlusPlus 8y agoThe Blended wing concept has issues with evacuating passengers quickly and safely enough - nothing to do with windows.
- PuffinBlue 8y agoGood point. Is the target still 90 seconds to evacuate the entire aircraft? I can see how with the central compartments it could be more difficult to meet that sort of time constraint. It'll be interesting to follow how the engineers seek to create a design for evacuating in time.
- rbanffy 8y agoJust put economy in the middle, first and business closer to emergency exits.
- rbanffy 8y agoIt's a shame windows on the leading edge of the blended wing are not very practical. Maybe one day we'll be able to make the composite machinery switch to transparents where a window is supposed to be. This would probably also allow for much larger windows.