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Title: The Flying Luxury Hotel
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Popular Science
URL Source: http://www.popsci.com/popsci/whatsn ... 0vgnvcm1000004eecbccdrcrd.html
Published: Feb 21, 2006
Author: Joshua Tompkins
Post Date: 2006-02-21 01:41:36 by Neil McIver
Keywords: Flying, Luxury, Hotel
Views: 11594
Comments: 22
John MacNeill The Flying Luxury Hotel By Joshua Tompkins John MacNeill LIFTOFF! On a pressurized plane, windows like these would explode outward . The Aeroscraft does not fly high enough to need pressurization. This is not a Blimp. It's a sort of flying Queen Mary 2 that could change the way you think about air travel. It's the Aeroscraft, and when it's completed, it will ferry pampered passengers across continents and oceans as they stroll leisurely about the one-acre cabin or relax in their well-appointed staterooms. Unlike its dirigible ancestors, the Aeroscraft is not lighter than air. Its 14 million cubic feet of helium hoist only two thirds of the craft's weight. The rigid and surprisingly aerodynamic body—driven by huge rearward propellers—generates enough additional lift to keep the behemoth and its 400-ton payload aloft while cruising. During takeoff and landing, six turbofan jet engines push the ship up or ease its descent. This two-football-fields-long concept airship is the brainchild of Igor Pasternak, whose privately-funded California firm, Worldwide Aeros Corporation, is in the early stages of developing a prototype and expects to have one completed by 2010. Pasternak says several cruise ship companies have expressed interest in the project, and for good reason: The craft would have a range of several thousand miles and, with an estimated top speed of 174 mph, could traverse the continental U.S. in about 18 hours. During the flight, passengers would peer at national landmarks just 8,000 feet below or, if they weren't captivated by the view, the cavernous interior would easily accommodate such amenities as luxury staterooms, restaurants, even a casino. To minimize noise, the aft-mounted propellers will be electric, powered by a renewable source such as hydrogen fuel cells. A sophisticated buoyancy-management system will serve the same purpose as trim on an airplane, allowing for precise adjustments in flight dynamics to compensate for outside conditions and passenger movement. The automated system will draw outside air into compartments throughout the ship and compress it to manage onboard weight. The company envisions a cargo-carrying version that could deliver a store's worth of merchandise from a centralized distribution center straight to a Wal-Mart parking lot or, because the helium-filled craft will float, a year's worth of supplies to an offshore oil rig. "You can land on the snow, you can land on the water," Pasternak says. "It's a new vision of what can be done in the air." Aeroscraft Purpose: Long-range travel for passengers who are more concerned with the journey than the destination
Even though the Aeroscraft dwarfs the largest commercial airliners, it requires less net space on the ground than any plane because it doesn't need a runway. The airship takes off and lands like a helicopter: straight up and down.
Tomorrow's cruise ship will sail through the air, not the water
Dimensions (feet): 165 h x 244 w x 647 l
Max Speed: 174 mph
Range: 6,000 miles
Capacity: 250 passengers
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#1. To: Neil McIver (#0)
Sounds like a fun way to travel.
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Neil posts here sometimes but not much. Hey Neil whatever became of this flying luxury hotel?
that was supposed to be to war and mciver. War asked if you post here.
How much is a room? How much is a bottle of beer?
How much would you be willing to pay?
AKA Stone: "How much would you be willing to pay?" The Aeroscraft offers luxury and reliability in a time when most air travel is considered stuffy and uncomfortable. Amenities like gift shops, and more legroom than even a first class jet can offer make Aeroscraft an obvious choice for the future. In addition to providing more legroom and better customer service, Aeroscraft flights will also be available at much lower prices than traditional air based travel. There are some who know first hand from they're business of building R/C Airships for camera-work and advertising, that this isn't cheap! They wonder whether an airship company with blimps the size of a cruise liner or Airbus would actually 'float' financially, or go down like the proverbial crapper? For anyone interested, this is pretty much still in the experimental stages, so it might be something a person would want to invest in, just a thought. It remains to be seen....
Hey Murron nice to see you. I don't know about investing in one as I am not rich. But I sure would like to take a world cruise on one.
Same here but I was remember a time, many years ago, when I received an investment package. My ground floor investment into would have been $600. I chose not to take the risk, I didn't think 'Satellite Television' would go anywhere! LMAO! Sorry about that war, I meant to ping you too...
I STILL get excited when I see a blimp...
Pittsburgh has 6...how many have you got?
I would love to take a trip cross country on one (and I'd still be nervous) but don't think I'd be comfortable crossing the ocean with things the way they are today, it's too big a target...911 in the air comes to mind...
You wouldn't get me up in one of those things. I've see an unmanned one crash to the ground several times in heavy winds. (The aerostat at Fort Huachuca)
93 sex offenders and 12 serial sexual offenders come across U.S. borders illegally per day.
I know what you mean, but just about everything we do once we walk out our door is a toss of the dice... btw, you've got a pm...
You've got mail...&;-)
Yes, but I'm deathly afraid of falling.
93 sex offenders and 12 serial sexual offenders come across U.S. borders illegally per day.
It would help to lessen some fear if a person were give a few moments notice of an impending crash...and a parachute!
If it takes 18 hours to cross the U.S., I wonder how many days it would take to encircle the globe, not including stops...MUD
"Devolve Power Outta the Federal Leviathan and Back to the States, If I was a mean guy, I'd mention something 'bout yer Missuz, but I ain't, so I won't. LOL...MUD BTW...a late congrats on the Steelers' win.
"Devolve Power Outta the Federal Leviathan and Back to the States, Thanks...great win...
Pittsburgh has 6...how many have you got?
My Skins have three, which is why I always pull against Pittsburgh, Dallas, and the Niners...MUD
"Devolve Power Outta the Federal Leviathan and Back to the States, A losing battle...and don't get too cocky...you beat Denver and Buffalo...eveyone has...
Pittsburgh has 6...how many have you got?
What happened?
#2. To: All (#1)
#3. To: Neil McIver (#0)
#4. To: war (#3)
#5. To: Neil McIver (#0)
#6. To: Fred Mertz (#5)
How much is a room?
#7. To: A K A Stone, AKA Stone, Neil McIver, mel_living, Fred Mertz, Mudboy Slim (#6)
Fred: "How much is a room?"
#8. To: Murron (#7)
#9. To: A K A Stone, war, ALL (#8)
"I don't know about investing in one as I am not rich. But I sure would like to take a world cruise on one."
#10. To: Murron (#9)
#11. To: war (#10)
I STILL get excited when I see a blimp...
#12. To: Murron (#7)
#13. To: mel (#12)
You wouldn't get me up in one of those things. I've see an unmanned one crash to the ground several times in heavy winds. (The aerostat at Fort Huachuca)
#14. To: A K A Stone (#8)
#15. To: Murron (#13)
#16. To: mel (#15)
Yes, but I'm deathly afraid of falling.
#17. To: A K A Stone (#8)
"I sure would like to take a world cruise on one."
Localities, and Individuals as Prescribed in the US Constitution."
#18. To: war (#10)
"I STILL get excited when I see a blimp..."
Localities, and Individuals as Prescribed in the US Constitution."
#19. To: Mudboy Slim (#18)
#20. To: war (#19)
"Pittsburgh has 6...how many have you got?"
Localities, and Individuals as Prescribed in the US Constitution."
#21. To: Mudboy Slim (#20)
My Skins have three, which is why I always pull against Pittsburgh, Dallas, and the Niners...MUD
#22. To: Neil McIver (#0)
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