Unless this is a fairly small jet, all you are going to see is the upper body of the plane. Should just do this as VR from cameras mounted on the outside of the plane. Less weight and more consumers.
Deres
Why not. Would be a good option for luxuray business jets. And for long range commercial planes, it would be an interesting paying attraction during flight. But I think a better option for commercial planes would be huge window inside the doors. Being inside the doors, it would not need any structural modifications of the planes. It would also be sold as an option and as a possible retrofit.
VadimR
If this does become a reality, I'm guessing it will not be allowed to be in the deck during takeoff and landing, both of which are the most interesting times to be in the dome.
overbyte
The perfect gift for that billionaire in your life -- an add-on of the SkyDeck to the family personal jet. Other than that demographic, this is a nonsense gadget.
Stan Ubeki
When I was a rocket surgeon, and gas was about $1.50, we had some well funded advanced tech for a wind shear detection device for a major client. We proposed sticking a sensor outside the fuselage about the size of a soda can. They flipped out! "Do you have any idea how much the drag from that thing would cost annually in fuel! I doubt this concept will ever be accepted by airline bean counters.
markchristensen27
So where do the oxygen masks drop from? Access to emergency exits?
Bob Flint
Does it come with it's own escape pod? Why not have one facing below, with a clear floor?
MattII
Oh gods, if you're going to cut a hole in the fuselage, just make the windows bigger, because this thing is a disaster waiting to happen. Also, the effect could indeed be achieved by cameras
guzmanchinky
I would rather look out the front and/or down than out the top.