UK Company Designs Windowless Planes With Touchscreen Displays

A British company is apparently all set to change the future of air travel. The Centre for Process Innovation is going to design a windowless aeroplane which will not only allow passengers to have a panoramic view around the plane but also surf the Internet on-board.

The Centre for Process Innovation has come up with a concept that will enable passengers to check emails 35,000 ft. above sea level. Windows will be replaced with highly flexible and ultra-thin screens, which will show the outside scene.

The plane will be equipped with touchscreen technology to allow passengers in the window seat select a panoramic view of what lies outside the flight. The scene will be recorded live via cameras attached outside the plane. The touchscreen displays will also work as personal computer, in accordance with the passengers' choice.

Mail Online reports that CPI is still in the design phase of its concept. However, according to developers, this may well turn out to be the first commercial aircraft without any windows. The innovation is set to be launched in the coming 10 years. It will be up to the passenger in the window seat to choose between the full-length screen and the view outside. The outside view will comprise the clouds the plane is passing through or the geographical location it is flying over. The passengers in the aisle or the middle seat will have their touchscreen entertainment on the head rest of the passenger in front of them. The HD displays will also have the capacity to move according to the movement of the passenger's eyes.

In addition to the entertainment, the screens are also going to provide cabin lighting with subtle lighting on the wall. However, such lights can be turned on or off, depending on the passenger's preference. International Business Times (UK) reports that American aerospace company Spike Aerospace had plans to relaunch supersonic flights with its own windowless aircraft between London and New York in 2018. A French company released a design in August that depicted similar type of windowless aircrafts. It may only be a matter of time that windowless planes turn out to be real.

Such aircrafts are apparently going to reduce its weight. At the same time, it is going to reduce the costs for travellers as well as airlines, according to Mail Online.

Contact the writer: s.mukhopadhyay@ibtimes.com.au