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https://www.bbc.com/news/business-44383220

Emirates Airline has unveiled a new first class suite on board its latest aircraft that features virtual windows.

Instead of being able to see directly outside, passengers view images projected in from outside the aircraft using fibre-optic cameras.

The airline says it paves the way for removing all windows from future planes, making them lighter and faster.

Emirates president Sir Tim Clark said the images were "so good, it's better than with the natural eye".

The virtual windows can be found in the first class cabin of Emirates' newest Boeing 777-300ER aircraft.

Sir Tim told the BBC that the ultimate aim was to have planes with no windows at all.
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Emirates president Sir Tim Clark said the images were "so good, it's better than with the natural eye".
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Kind of stuff you hear from a car salesman trying to sell a useless feature. :D
 
Great way to simulate a crash landing and laugh at the people's response.
 
My claustrophobia and (crowd) anxiety just shot through the roof reading about it.
 
Another issue, during takeoff and landing the attendants take great pains to make sure all the shades are open for a number of safety reasons...

https://www.independent.co.uk/travel/news-and-advice/airline-staff-reveal-why-window-shades-must-be-kept-open-during-takeoff-and-landing-a6899681.html

Aviation Safety Officer, Saran Udayakumar told Quora users that in cases of emergency the cabin crew only have 90 seconds to evacuate the aeroplane. In order to make this possible the crew prepare the passengers and the aircraft so if anything does go wrong they can evacuate quickly. This also means emergency personnel outside can see into the cabin to assess the situation.

He explains: “Passengers are curious; hence they are perfect extra eyes to see if something goes wrong out there. Usually passengers report stuff right away.”

“In case of sudden emergencies, every second counts. Therefore if shades are open crew can easily see outside conditions to help them in planning the evacuation - which doors to use for evacuation.”
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So if there is a major emergency that causes power loss, would these fancy windows still work and how would any emergency teams see inside the cabin?
 
Cray said:
Another issue, during takeoff and landing the attendants take great pains to make sure all the shades are open for a number of safety reasons...

https://www.independent.co.uk/travel/news-and-advice/airline-staff-reveal-why-window-shades-must-be-kept-open-during-takeoff-and-landing-a6899681.html



So if there is a major emergency that causes power loss, would these fancy windows still work and how would any emergency teams see inside the cabin?
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They're just cameras can't use all that much power so should be possible to have sufficient battery backup. Suppose you could argue too many batteries on an aircraft would add to fire risks. The advantage with cameras is that they could give more outside view coverage than the tiny windows.
 
R13... said:
They're just cameras can't use all that much power so should be possible to have sufficient battery backup. Suppose you could argue too many batteries on an aircraft would add to fire risks. The advantage with cameras is that they could give more outside view coverage than the tiny windows.
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True enough, you could definitely have a better FOV, I wonder if they would put them on the outside of the plane for potential emergency crews...
 
Airbus take the opposite view of how their aircraft should look in 2050.

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