VRFocus - The Boeing Company, the multinational corporation that designs, manufactures and sells fixed-wing aircraft to commercial airlines, has patented a new virtual reality (VR) technology designed for use in-flight. As opposed to a VR flight simulator or training software, the images attached to the patent clearly demonstrate that this device is intended for passenger entertainment, including movies and videogames.
Boeing has unveiled its new autonomous combat jet dubbed the Boeing Airpower Teaming System.
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Pilots everywhere cringed in fear as they realized their jobs were no longer secure.
"Boeing has said that these highly configurable autonomous jets will be made available to the global market . . ."
I wonder how the US Dept of Defense will feel about that. Maybe they'll throw lots of money at Boeing to make it exclusive.
Boeing is claiming this as an important milestone for its NeXt division, which is responsible for developing autonomous aircraft.
Boeing's latest plane concept could shuttle passengers at Mach 5, or speeds that top 3,800 miles per hour. That \get you anywhere in the world in one to three hours of flight time
It would be more than twice as quick as the legendary Concorde, which could make transatlantic flights in under four hours and retired over a decade ago. It would even be faster than the Lockheed SR-71, which carried two Air Force officers up to speeds of 2,193 miles per hour in 1976.
