Spike supersonic business jet swaps windows for a wraparound live-view display

02 Mar 2014 • engadget.com

We're pretty excited about the Spike S-512 supersonic business jet, but this latest feature could potentially make a three-hour Mach 1.6 hop from New York to London a bit nerve-wracking for uneasy fliers. A post on the company's blog this week describes one of the cabin features, a "thin display screen" that's embedded in the wall. Cameras mounted around the jet's exterior will power a panoramic view, which can also be swapped for other images or content that's more conductive to sleep, such as a solid dark color or a starry night scene.

I completely panned a similar idea from Royal Caribbean just the other day but this sounds much neater.  I think that's because it actually IS possible to have a real balcony on a cruise ship - but it's simply not possible to build a jet with no walls.