It Flies Like a Helicopter, and Soon May be Big Enough To Carry Me!

Here is a proof of concept, 1/3-scale model of a hoverbike from Malloy Aeronautics. They are hard at work on full-sized vehicle for humans which lends one to speculate as to whether a motorcycle license is needed or a pilot. But even touted as an ultra light it will I am betting garner interest in several flight categories.








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Coming Soon: Windowless Cockpits on Airliners

Yep you read that correctly!  Airbus has a patent now for a windowless cockpit.  The argument for something that sounds completely insane is the pilot in such an aircraft will have increased situational awareness as well as a much wider portion of the sky.  The pilot can pan and zoom as needed, and even provide dynamic 3D viewing as well as range-finding. 

Another necessity is having pilots in the front of the plane so that they can look out, but with a cockpit without windows, the pilots control center can be installed anywhere in the plane.  Without the need for the windows, the planes can be made much more efficient and structurally sound. 

Being able to install the cockpit anywhere in  the plane leads to the next logical step will be to remove a pilots cockpit all together making the jet a drone controlled remotely.

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