That could happen. Advances in electronics, combined with a goal of reducing aircraft weight and therefore fuel consumption, could bring us windowless planes within a decade, according to this article from the GUARDIAN (UK).
In the designers’ vision, the windows, which are among the heaviest-by-size parts of the fuselage, would be replaced by huge high-definition screens mounted on the inside of the fuselage. They could show the world outside the plane, or streaming content, or your e-mail (if you have the window…well, NOT window…seat.
I’m inclined to agree. I’d rather they put their effort into strong but lightweight windows so that we can see the real view…not the potentially-edited one with the commercials soon to come…
Come to think of it, the perfect plane’s already been invented: it’s just that it appears to be reserved only for Wonder Woman!
For those folks in the audience born after WWII, this is what Garry and Paul are talking about:
No windows???? NO thanks! I’ll look for the antique aircraft to fly my aging bones then.
Sounds like the new Boeing Dreamliner .
When the Captain decides it’s bedtime – he darkens all the windows to an inky shade of blue.
You miss the sunrise and sunset. The amazing scenes of clouds on fire as the sun reaches the horizon. The spectrum of blue to deep orange as the morning sun puts on its best show of the day – at sunrise.
Sounds too claustrophobic for me !
Ah! Diana Prince and the perfect plane in one place.
The dreams of a young man – and maybe an older one too !