Posted on 11/18/2014 6:42:20 AM PST by C19fan
t’s a radical aircraft design that could one day see passengers flying in circles. Airbus has filed a patent application for an unusual concept plane that has been dubbed a ‘flying doughnut’. Instead of queuing on a jet bridge, passengers would board the UFO-like aircraft at ground level via an escalator and an ‘access hatch’, and they would enjoy more space on flights.
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Thanks. I’m no aviation expert but I had the same thoughts.
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