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The idea of being stuck in a plane for hours with no windows is...odd.
by Judgmentality 6y ago
The idea of being stuck in a plane for hours with no windows is...odd.
- jtchang 6y agoOn the face of it but then I think back to star trek and the giant screen they have on the bridge.
- tonymet 6y agoI've seen similar concepts that cover the walls with hi-res lcd to simulate sky & landscape
- Mountain_Skies 6y agoIt's frightening to think what the ultra low cost airlines would do with such video walls. I doubt it would involve showing the passing landscape but instead would be advertisements the entire flight.
- ceejayoz 6y agoThere's a rendering further down showing windows. It may just be the prototype lacking them.
- dx034 6y agoProbably because while private jet sounds great, the actual money will come from the military and cargo. A small plane at the efficiency of large cargo planes that can fly between most US airports would be a game changer for Fedex & UPS. They would save massive amounts with more direct routings, current small planes are just very limited and inefficient. Also, cargo planes could be unmanned much earlier than passenger flights.
- bgorman 6y agoThis is the future of airplanes. Windows add cost and reduce the structural integrity of the plane. Commercial airlines are already removing them. https://www.bbc.com/news/business-44383220 https://www.bbc.com/news/business-44383220
- mortenjorck 6y agoWow, this is a literal nightmare for flight anxiety sufferers.
- flak48 6y agoNot being sarcastic, my claustrophobia kicked in and my breathing literally became a bit heavier as I imagined sitting in a metal tube without windows. Had never considered how psychologically important windows are, before.
- Someone1234 6y agoOnly if they don't replace them with even larger digital "windows." There's also been work towards electronic windows in aircraft.
- sirk1882 6y agoYeah but it'd be cooler if the sides were completely digital "windows". What should these be called? Dindows? Digidows? Digdows? I live in the arctic and I was thinking of building a home without windows but with same idea. It allows you to remove convective heat loss from windows almost entirely. Not to mention it's much cheaper than shipping up glass windows.