Posted on 08/26/2014 1:46:19 PM PDT by Red Badger
Windowless planes could be the future of cheaper air travel as a government technology centre develops a proposal to help airlines save on fuel.
In place of windows, plastic display screens projecting the sky outside could line the cabin of an aircraft.
It is hoped the technology will significantly reduce aircraft weight and cut fuel costs without worrying nervous passengers.
The display screens will function using a technique called printable electronics, which involves the use of conductive inks to carry electric current in cardboard and plastic for just a few pence per unit.
The technology could be rolled out in other key industries. For example, in pharmacuticals, so-called 'smart packaging' could be used to remind a patient to take their medication.
However, developers at the Centre for Process Innovation (CPI) in Sedgefield, which is one of the government's network of technology centres known as Catapults, are particularly excited by the benefits printable electronics offer to aviation.
Tom Taylor, who is part of the management team at CPI in County Durham, told The Financial Times: "Getting weight out of a plane is a key [goal] for the industry.
"You could see the first of these coming to market in three to four years."
(Excerpt) Read more at telegraph.co.uk ...
Is that soldier front and center talking into his helmet?
Dogs will love it.......Oh, I thought they were talking about glass.
Someone with a twisted sense of humor will project images similar to the ones seen on the Willy Wonka boat ride.
The ads for the newest Godzilla movie will indeed be interesting.
I think it’s a C-17.
Only 7 across? that’s not much more than a 737
Doing that for the windowless pilots too?
Can we immediately have this technology installed on Air Force One?
With Bill Gates and his world population reduction crew waiting for all this ‘human cattle’. Wonder who Billy boy is going to serve the meat to...the human meat...
It will start out as camera feeds from the outside with a little advertising now and again. Eventually, the thirst for revenue will decide, and the it will be only ads. From boarding to de-boarding - like being in Times Square..
BTTT
If the airlines really want to save money - and clearly, they do - they should simply issue each would-be passenger a parachute, then fire them all from cannons.
If they wanted to save money, they could stop flights to Venezuela for which they never get paid
It is indeed a C17.
This can and will be done for the pilots as we’ll, if they are still around.
Seeing the ground and airport environment regardless of the clouds, darkness, and weather is a huge safety enhancement.
C-17. Thank goodness, I got a side seat.
But there could be some really creative ads. Like someone flying while drinking a Coke. It would look like they are right outside the plane.
Yes, those pics look like “cheap air travel”.
The Freemont Street Experience at 35,000 feet.......
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