The SkyDeck is a glass pod that allows air travellers a spectacular 360-degree view from their plane – is it just the thing for first-lesson passengers bored with mere complimentary champagne?For most of us,the thrill of a long-haul flight comes from free drinks and the chance to gorge ourselves on Matthew McConaughey movies. Also the joy, small but not to be underestimated, and of making it out of there alive. What more could one want?To sit on top of a plane,of course. This is the concept proposed by Windspeed Technologies, a premier aerospace engineering services company based in Washington state, and aimed at the tiny proportion of first-lesson passengers and private jet owners for whom champagne and leg space is no longer enough. Welcome to SkyDeck,a pair of premium seats in a glass pod perched on top of the plane like a cherry on an empire biscuit. apart from the biscuit is a Boeing 747. And the cherry is a super-rich person.Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com