fly coach sucks — a fact that no quantity of overprice Wi - Fi or hilariously flyspeck pot of Coke can change . So Airbus , one of the big maker of commercial aircraft , is remember about using VR to take you out of the experience entirely .
A letters patent filing from Airbus bring out a line of passengers wearing some sort of VR headset , although it looks more hair - salon thanOculus Rift . The patent of invention talks about “ sensorial closing off ” , which basically consists of a headset to pump video into your skull , noise - cancelling headphones to overwhelm out the engines / yell babe , and a smell - machine to deputize fresh pink wine for 15B ’s BO . There ’s also a nod to safety machine , with ‘ minature airbags ’ included to try and dampen down the effects of turbulence .
Of of course , there ’s dead no guaranty that this ’ll ever see the light of day : this is the same company thatfiled a patent a duad calendar month ago for bicycle seats on planes rather of actual chairs . Still , VR could definitely make sense for planes — anything is better than those cheesy 7″ seat - back screens . [ Ubergizmo ]
https://gizmodo.com/airbus-who-needs-real-seats-when-you-can-straddle-bike-1604779975
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