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Airbus Patent Shows Modular, Removable Aircraft Cabins (gizmag.com)

Posted by samzenpus on from the mix-and-match dept.

Zothecula writes: According to a recently-granted patent, Airbus is exploring the potential of creating a new breed of versatile, modular aircraft that would see detachable passenger cabins slot into a hole in an aeroplane's fuselage. The concept has the potential to revolutionize air travel, while providing significant savings for airlines by reducing the time that planes spend idle on the ground.

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  1. Possible use by hcs_$reboot · · Score: 4, Funny

    Flying with incompetent pilots, the cabin may automatically detach, open a bunch of parachutes and land smoothly somewhere. Makes sense.

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    1. Re:Possible use by Big+Hairy+Ian · · Score: 2, Funny

      Also if the passengers board the cabin section before it is docked with the airplane this could facilitate the passengers being sent to the wrong destination rather than just their luggage as is the norm now.

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  2. Re:The idea of detachable cabins is obvious by JaredOfEuropa · · Score: 3, Funny

    And then you wake up with one of those little TSA notices pinned to your chest: "For security reasons we have had to open your pod and examine your various orifices. Have a nice day!"

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  3. Re:The idea of detachable cabins is obvious by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny

    And then you wake up with one of those little TSA notices pinned to your chest: "For security reasons we have had to open your pod and examine your various orifices. Have a nice day!"

    Pinned to your chest?

    You're an optimist...