Luxury jet replaces cabin windows with video screens
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https://www.popsci.com/technology/private-jet-no-windows-otto-aerospace/
This week, Texas-based Otto Aerospace announced a deal with Flexjet, a private luxury jet provider, to supply 300 of Otto’s sleek and fuel-efficient Phantom 3500 jets to its fleet by 2030. These ultra-modern jets, still in development, have eliminated traditional passenger cabin windows entirely, replacing them with virtual ones that display real-time views from high-definition cameras mounted around the aircraft’s exterior. The result is a panoramic digital experience that company executives describe as “SuperNatural Vision,” and available to every passenger on board.
In other words, no one has a window seat—but everyone gets a virtual one. (A spokesperson for Otto told Popular Science pilots will still have conventional windows in the cockpit.) Though questions remain about how passengers will actually respond to what could potentially feel like a more claustrophobic cabin, a successful rollout by Otto could inspire similar designs from other manufacturers eager to reduce costs and lower emissions.
