British company CPI wants to remove windows from airplanes and replace them with high quality video displays.
Imagine a “see-through” airplane where the sides are display screens that show breathtaking panoramic views from outside the aircraft.
Flexible OLED displays are ultra thin and extremely lightweight. They will reduce weight, cost, fuel consumption, and increase available space.
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Zack
Sorry but part of the novelty for me when flying is getting to see what things look like from above. With my own eyes. You want to impress me, make the windows bigger.
Sep 9th, 2015
Michele
I think this would be terrifying!
Sep 9th, 2015
Shilov
Amazing concept. Wonder how exactly one would shut the windowshades? Even if one person could darken his side of the window, the other screens would let in way too much light. Very exciting nonetheless, and if the floors also have these screens, this by itself would qualify for extreme adventure. :)
Sep 10th, 2015
Rob
what if I want to sleep during the day??? how can I close my window?
Sep 10th, 2015
John
“British company CPI wants to remove windows from airplanes…”
OH, NO!!! THAT’S SOME SERIOUS BUL$#!+!!!
“…and replace them with high quality video displays.” “Imagine a “see-through” airplane where the sides are display screens that show breathtaking panoramic views from outside the aircraft.”
Oh, wait. Now THAT I like! (How soon can we get it?)
Sep 10th, 2015
Gert
Oh yes well surely no one will freak out..
They won’t ever get hacked…
No one will use them for mindless advertising…
airlines won’t charge you extra…
clearly I can go on.
Sep 10th, 2015
Marivi Garrido
Maybe a better idea is to think about how to increase the distance between your seat and the one in front of you. So far only short people can travel comfortably. People, tall like me, have to make a knot with legs,to enter those spaces, increasingly small.
Sep 10th, 2015
Thomas
Good point, how could you sleep with all that light? If only they had a product that could cover your eyes… like a sleep mask or something… wait.
Sep 10th, 2015
criticaleye
Great idea. Video feed from digital cameras can display exactly what’s going on outside in real time. Should be fairly simple to create an interface for passengers to dim (or blacken) the screen in their row. Hacking? Not a problem if the system isn’t networked.
Sep 11th, 2015
Richard
Can you imagine the chaos if the power went off and the passengers had to evacuate the plane in total darkness?
Sep 11th, 2015
Dustin
I’m not sure this will work. It seems like it could cause air sickness.
Sep 11th, 2015
Wrexwas
Don’t mind me, I’ll just be sitting in the aisle and crying like a ninny! “Open” sides to the airplane would be terrifying!
Sep 11th, 2015
Chris
Looks very expensive. I wonder how much it would cost?
Sep 11th, 2015
Fillibert
why not have window sized screens. That way you can space them out for every seat, not like now where the windows don’t align. It would be cheaper than the whole wall, and would solve the too much light issue
Sep 12th, 2015
haha
no stereo vision – looks just like a picture on a wall…
Sep 14th, 2015