Posted on 08/16/2014 8:07:03 PM PDT by BenLurkin
The future of commercial aviation may be upon us and it could resemble something out of a Marvel movie. A windowless jet concept by the name of the ‘Ixion’ was unveiled at the National Business Aviation Associate Show by a company named Technicon. The Ixion was instantly a hit with the crowd and it quickly created a buzz around the showroom floor. What was so amazing about this vehicle? It lacked windows. Two of the most common fears in the world are claustrophobia and the fear of flying. So should we really be surprised that people have reservations about flying in a windowless jet? Looking deeper into the machine may reveal that there is little cause for fear.
The Ixion looks like a machine out of the movies. It is a sleek black aircraft without any windows. Instead, on the inside, the walls are lined with screens. These screens can display anything on them in order to give the passengers in the cabin a new experience. Cameras mounted on the outside of the plane will capture the real time surroundings if they are particularly beautiful
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Creepy.
Like the train in the Dark Tower series by Stephen King.
How many flights before some hacker gets on board and plays footage of a flight that the passengers aren’t even on ?
Or adds mushroom clouds to the horizon or whatever.
This is a great idea, but it will never happen.
Furthermore I would like to see this technology on a NYC bus so I could look out the “window” and ... see anything but where I am.
A sun roof would be nice.
If I could fly in a jet that was that roomy and luxurious I wouldn’t worry about whether or not it had windows....I’d just kick back and enjoy :-)
Banking gently starboard ...
One of my favorite things to do when I fly is looking out the window at the scenery below. I wouldn’t care much for a windowless plane.
How about a convertible?
Actually, a sun roof might be neat at night with the cabin lights completely off.
I hope that never catches on. I always try to get a window seat because I like to see where we’re going.
I was thinking of the old Far Side cartoon, with the mountain goat way up “in the cloud”. Yeah, there’s lots of mischief potential with this.
That could be a real trip. Might scare some kiddies, though.
Get the ad guy who did the LG TV 84 inch Meteor Impact spot right on it.
I recently saw a video of a Jet fighter taking off and landing on a carrier with no one on board...
What will they show when they fly over St. Louis?
That Hawaiian flight was a good hint about keeping your seatbelt on.
Will they put Disney Land Star Wars video impressions flying through caves of comets for entertainment?
St. Louis does have an attractive nuisance, and I don't mean that unruly suburb of Ferguson out by the airport.
I mean that majestic Gateway Arch ... 630 feet tall ...
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