ThunderBus 2 *insert that theme song*

[HJ1an]

 

 

Today, Airbus has been granted a patent (US 9,193,460) on a method that essentially turns an airplane into an articulated truck. The plane, instead of being a single, contiguous hull, would have a huge hole in the middle where the passengers and luggage would normally be. Instead of boarding the plane directly, passengers and luggage would be loaded into a separate "cabin module." Then, when the module is ready to go, it's simply dropped into the airplane. If you ever watched Thunderbirds as a kid, it's a lot like Thunderbird 2.


http://arstechnica.com/cars/2015/11/airbus-proposes-new-drop-in-airplane-cabin-modules-to-speed-up-boarding/

[KL-666]

Airbus continuously pops up such patents. Earlier they had bicycle seats to cram more people in that tube, and the pilots in the cargo hold flying off screens. Piloting is an arcade game in Airbus' mind anyway.

In this design they erroneously have drawn cockpit windows. Also the cabin windows are incorrect. That cargo container will be stacked with people brought in coma and folded to a square foot. The slave traders method of having them laying on 3 foot decks was deemed too inefficient. Did they not mention that in this patent?

Kind regards, Vincent

[HJ1an]

Not to mention the engine configuration; and once they get the cargo off the plane would tip over backwards..

[legoboyvdlp]

Looks like an Airbus engineer got his kid to design an amazing new plane?!