When I was a young thing, riding the rails of the Midwest to see my grandparents over the holidays, nothing was better than climbing the stairs to the train’s observation deck — essentially a bubble that allowed anyone sitting inside to feel like they were getting to see everything those down below were missing with that paltry view.
The same experience on a plane might be somewhat terrifying, or, depending on who you ask, totally tempting. Here’s where a company called Windspeed Technologies comes in, with its SkyDeck design, what it calls “the next exciting experiential in-flight entertainment for VIP aircraft owners and the airline industry.”
The SkyDeck system will depend on what kind of aircraft is involved, and will then either use an elevator or a staircase to ferry one or two passengers up to the clear canopy perched on the top of a plane.
Lest you’re afraid of say, a bird smacking into your transparent perch and ending your life, Windspeed says the bubble is “made of similar high-strength materials as those used to build the canopies of supersonic fighter jets.”
Again, that vantage point might not be for everyone.
“It’s like the first time you go on a roller-coaster ride,” Windspeed CEO Shakil Hussain told CBS Moneywatch . “This is quite revolutionary, but over time it’s going to be used by folks who want to have a better view when they fly.”
It will likely be awhile before this idea comes to fruition — the SkyDeck design’s patent and trademark are still pending.
by Mary Beth Quirk via Consumerist
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