When plasma screens first came out 10 years ago, I had a similar idea for a restaurant. Instead of buying or renting an expensive location with a great view, you could rent a cheaper place and put HD flat screens edge to edge on all the walls. Then you could have a different scene every day, adding ambiance on a budget. Now that thin and even flexible screens are common and cheap, has anyone done this?
Amazing.<p>I have wondered about why planes have windows before - sure, it's nice to look out on takeoff and landing, but I'd rather have a cheaper flight that's otherwise the same but without windows.
Another way for the top 0.01% of the top 1% to spend their money. Wikipedia claims 12 to 18 passengers, target cost of $60 to $80 million.<p>Wiki also claims: "If produced, it would allow long flights for business and private travelers, such as from New York City to London, to take only three to four hours instead of six to seven."<p>All that expense just so the mega-rich can save 3 hours traveling from NYC to London. They wouldn't want to be caught dead in a Gulfstream G650, which fast cruises at a mere Mach 0.90.<p>Nothing to see here for most people. And, IMO, it shouldn't be an "aspirational" goal for anyone. This is an obscene waste of resources and is nothing more than willy-waving for oligarchs and sociopaths.