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girlwhowaspluggedout writes:
"Spike Aerospace has revealed how the Spike S-512, which is planned to be the first supersonic business jet, will be able to fly from New York to London in half the time that the flight requires now. The plane, which is expected to carry 12-18 passengers, will enjoy the reduced drag and lower weight that come with an advanced engine and no windows:" Read more below.
The new supersonic jet will feature a revolutionary windowless passenger cabin so no more glaring sun and no more shades to pull down or push up. Instead, the interior walls will be covered with a thin display screens embedded into the wall. Cameras surrounding the entire aircraft will construct breathtaking panoramic views displayed on the cabin screens. Passengers will be able to dim the screens to catch some sleep or change it to one of the many scenic images stored in the system.
Without windows, the S-512 is expected to reach speeds between Mach 1.6 and 1.8.
Dr Darren Ansell, an expert in space and aerospace engineering at the University of Central Lancashire, told BBC News what passengers in a plane without windows can expect to experience:
There will be no natural light it will all be simulated so it will be a bit like being in a tube. And how would it work from a safety perspective? If there was an accident how would you know which way the plane was facing, and where you had landed, when the cameras have failed?"
You just know that some imaginative hacker is going to have a field day with this..."
(Score: 2) by Angry Jesus on Sunday February 23 2014, @10:58PM
You absolutely can clearly see horizontal and some vertical columns of thinner and denser "fog" (for lack of better terms) while flying through clouds.
So what? If you are inside the cloud you don't have any reference to figure out the scale of those areas.
I still don't buy that, and you've certainly provided no evidence to support the claim. People may be scared, but that doesn't mean their brain shuts-off to everything they're seeing
Maybe the reason you don't "buy that" is because I didn't say "their brain shuts-off" -- I said they don't care. If the the video doesn't sync up and the illusion is lost it doesn't fucking matter.
(Score: 1, Troll) by evilviper on Sunday February 23 2014, @11:47PM
So when the jet banks and rolls 45 degrees, and starts climbing/diving you won't notice that the picture out the window is following right along with you? Uhhh...
Well, if Angry_Jesus says it doesn't matter, than I'm sure nobody else in the world will care...
Why not just put a matte painting up there, instead, and save tons of money and power consumption on those LCD displays?
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(Score: 2) by Angry Jesus on Monday February 24 2014, @11:14AM
Lol, good thing Foobar Bazbot was there to do your thinking for you.
(Score: 0, Flamebait) by evilviper on Monday February 24 2014, @07:34PM
A shame you can't do any...
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