Posted on 10/28/2015 2:20:37 PM PDT by Red Badger
Exclusive: Conceived as the ultimate holiday home, the $330 million Halo features a ballroom, open-air viewing deck and space for your yacht and helicopter
Oligarchs who have tired of their superyachts could instead spend future holidays on Halo, a proposed residential airship with a living area the size of four football pitches and an estimated cost of $330 million.
The project has been conceived and tested by Andrew Winch Designs, a longstanding London-based studio that has contributed to the design and development of some of the world’s largest superyachts, private jets and homes and, though the outlandish renderings of Halo may appear fanciful, the firm claims the inaugural airship could be airborne within a decade of the first order. A 266ft-long prototype flew in 2013 and has received certification from America’s Federal Aviation Administration.
Anyone tempted to splurge on the futuristic blimp can expect any number of extraordinary privileges beyond the cachet of owning such a distinctive aircraft. If built according to current plans Halo would feature 20 bedrooms in addition to work spaces, a spa, cinema and ballroom.
An additional cargo deck would accommodate all the additional necessities travellers would need when travelling from one remote terrain to another, with space on board for yachts, helicopters, cars and motorbikes. Should passengers be tempted to explore what lies beneath, they would be able to lower the outer ring of Halo to ground or sea level, creating an artificial private island from which to dive or swim.
Opportunities to explore would be virtually unlimited too. Halo has been designed to fly below 12,000 feet so wouldn’t be pressurised. Guests on board could enjoy views of landscapes below from open-air viewing decks and would be able to fly over urban areas, mountain landscapes and uncharted territories.
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I think their annual "Flying Cars Soon" cover just had its 60th anniversary.
From what I read, you wouldn't be able to "rise above it all."
It’s a great idea. No different from a yacht: this one is just floating in a different fluid.
A way to get above the hoi-polloi, in a very real sense.
They can always rent it out as a floating restaurant above San Francisco or Monaco.
There is one HALO video worthy of posting. And it is performed by The Devil’s personal guitarizt.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SDuzVdqbCn8
Halo Theme (Mjolnir Mix) feat Steve Vai
Bow in awe.
Mini Elysium
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