What if you could get off your flight and not have to worry about long queues, luggage delays, taxis or long term car parking costs.
This dream could become a reality by the end of the century, according to a report on the future of flying by the UK’s Institution of Mechanical Engineering.
Researchers unveiled a vision where future “aircraft carriers” carrying smaller units that float to the ground could drop passengers straight at the door.
And “scramjets” capable of flying at five times the speed of sound (6437km/h) would make a 5565km London New York trip possible in under an hour.
The stopover may also become a thing of the past thanks to “flying fuel stations” and in a bid to save power planes would fly in a V-shaped formation to use the airflow generated by leading aircraft.
Pilotless planes would also become a reality over the next 50 years, according to the report.
Back in July, Boeing unveiled a different vision of the future of air travel involving see-through cabins and holographic gaming displays.
Think those predictions are unrealistic? How about this idea by a New York architect: Rather than using planes or trains, travellers would float to their destinations on top of a giant inflatable cloud.
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