Science fiction? Airbus shows off aircraft of the future

[ackattacker]

Somebody at Airbus with a liberal arts "design" degree is getting paid too much.

 

[lionflyer]

This can never happen, I didn't see any storage bins. Back to the drawing board.

Per the new TSA regs in 2050..ALL bags will have to checked.....at $25 a pop. Maybe $100 adjusted for inflation

 

[waveflyer]

It's a great idea to give people more of the experience of flight-
Original 747 designs had a panoramic window in the front of the nose below the pilots for 1st class passengers- I still think that would have sold really well- we all know the view out of the front is a 1000x better than out the side.
Then again so did MD in the early 90's

"McDonnell Douglas studied improved, stretched versions of the trijet MD-11, named MD-12X[1] with a possible lower-front passenger deck with panoramic windows.["

http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/McDonnell_Douglas_MD-12#cite_note-Arthur_p92-2

 

[tomgoodman]

It's a great idea to give people more of the experience of flight-
Original 747 designs had a panoramic window in the front of the nose below the pilots for 1st class passengers- I still think that would have sold really well- we all know the view out of the front is a 1000x better than out the side.

The idea was abandoned when beancounters added up the cost of cleaning seat cushions.
http://wn.com/DANGEROUS_Boeing_747_landing_at_st_maarten

 

[waveflyer]

Haha-
And can you imagine the first birdstrike or a catIII, all the sunrises and sets, and thunderstorms, between layers and snowstorms.
Still think it's a good idea though. They'd respect our view a little more-
I say get to work on a whole millennium falcon like bubble- nothing but clear even under their feet!

 

[thruthemurk]

Anyway you slice it, it's still a ScareBus! You can't polish a turd!!

Actually,,,

http://dsc.discovery.com/videos/mythbusters-polishing-a-turd.html

 

[Microclimates]

Actually,,,

http://dsc.discovery.com/videos/mythbusters-polishing-a-turd.html

that is hands down the coolest Flightinfo rebuttal I've ever seen!

outstanding job.