Zoe Bollinger
Dec 1, 2015
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New Airbus Patent for Removable Aircraft Cabins

New Airbus patent reveals idea for creating a new versatile, modular aircraft with detachable passenger cabins that slot into a hole in an airplane's fuselage.

Airbus Crazy Patent Watch: Detachable Cabins Edition
Airbus’s notable patents from the last few years reads like a list of failed aerospace Kickstarters: standing-room-only aircraft, bicycle saddles instead of real seats, or VR headsets to escape the awful reality of coach. Is it possible to go more ambitious? Airbus’s R&D department says yes.