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Thread ID: 118617 2011-06-13 20:47:00 Airbus unveil the transparent plane Lawrence (2987) PC World Chat
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1209030 2011-06-14 12:05:00 They need to get away from the conventional aircraft body shape first.. How about a Flying Saucer??

Fixed that for you, Paul... :)

This is right up there with flying cars that we supposed to all have ten years ago.

I think this is someone's 'flight of fancy' (pun intended), dreamt up when they had eaten a particularly potent 'mushroom' with their steak dinner....
johcar (6283)
1209031 2011-06-14 23:40:00 What if there's a brilliantly-big solar flare and CME midflight (Carrington Super Flare anyone?) Unless the plane's made of boron glass everyone'll be xrayed/microwaved/very sunburnt! mookster1 (15854)
1209032 2011-06-14 23:42:00 The general concept will not fly

Can see Aircraft with maybe a observation Deck that looks similar to Airbuses concept

There would be a high annoyance factor,no one would like to bathed in sunshine/high UV all the time
No one would be like to be bathed in a full time Lightning storm
Lawrence (2987)
1209033 2011-06-15 00:34:00 What if there's a brilliantly-big solar flare and CME midflight (Carrington Super Flare anyone?) Unless the plane's made of boron glass everyone'll be xrayed/microwaved/very sunburnt!

Are you saying that you think that a thin skin of aluminium ("aluminum" for SJ), as we currently have, is sufficient to shield people from this radiation?

Admittedly, it is difficult to get a suntan through aluminium....
johcar (6283)
1209034 2011-06-15 00:37:00 Na, impossible. Must be a hoax. Too much leg room :D

Hell if I manage to get to fly one of these i'd be stoked. New aviation ftw
The Error Guy (14052)
1209035 2011-06-15 01:37:00 I like it....especially the virtual golf bit...hehe SolMiester (139)
1209036 2011-06-15 01:54:00 The general concept will not fly
Please explain why.
mikebartnz (21)
1209037 2011-06-15 02:37:00 Please explain why.

To me it is to Radical,no problem with it actually flying but as pointed out
UV/Sunlight when most don't want to bathed in direct sunlight and thunderstorms.

As most know probably 80% of people are not fully comfortable with flight and show to much of what's going on outside would contribute to their Anxiety
Lawrence (2987)
1209038 2011-06-15 02:47:00 I am sure they can do something to the glass to tint it out as required prefect (6291)
1209039 2011-06-15 03:23:00 To me it is too Radical,no problem with it actually flying but as pointed out
UV/Sunlight when most don't want to bathed in direct sunlight and thunderstorms.

As most know probably 80% of people are not fully comfortable with flight and show too much of what's going on outside would contribute to their Anxiety
Corrected that for you.
As prefect says they will have something to shade the sunlight out.
I think it would be rather interesting in a thunderstorm.
Those that don't feel comfortable fly don't have to fly in it.
mikebartnz (21)
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