Windowless planes could be here in 10 years—and they look amazing
That’s according to a new report
from the Centre for Process Innovation, a British technology research
company, which projects that in 10 years the industry will be ready to
offer passengers a richer visual experience than what a small, fogged-up
plastic window allows.
In
the CPI design, familiar rectelliptical airplane windows are replaced
with giant OLED displays lining the inside of the plane’s fuselage.
(OLEDs, organic light-emitting diodes, are the same technology behind
recent light, ultrathin, high-end televisions.)
Here’s a video introducing the design:The screens could be used to display images of the exterior of the airplane, as well as information relevant to passengers. CPI said that the technology necessary to manufacture the displays for the same price as current displays is just five years out.
Here are a few more renderings of the (for now rather speculative) windowless plane:
Here’s a Photoshop file (download) you can use to make your own.
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