UK design and innovation company Seymourpowell have just revealed their visionary transportation concept known as Aircruise – a clipper in the clouds. Are we looking at the future of transport?
The concept is basically a giant, vertical airship powered by natural energy and designed to carry travellers in style and luxury.
Originally a self-generated project, Seymourpowell’s Aircruise is the concept design for a hotel in the sky, with low passenger numbers and huge internal spaces offering room for living, dining and relaxing, as well as scope for dramatic and inspirational public spaces. The initial design proposes a bar/lounge zone, four duplex apartments, a penthouse and five smaller apartments.
From the docking rig at the base to the tip, the ship is 265 metres tall. Hydrogen, the lightest gas, is used as the lifting gas, and is capable of lifting around 1.2Kg per cubic metre of volume.
Cirrus have just launched their Xi design package, a completely one-off personalized aircraft designed by you!
The package now offers pilots and passengers the ultimate hands-on design experience where you have control of every detail of the aircraft, even incorporating company logos and family crests.
You’ll work with the Cirrus design team, choosing an individualised color palette, stitching, exterior graphics and seating materials.
