The latest seat technology isn’t jamming more passengers onto a plane or adding new gadgets to your seat back. Instead, you may soon be flying on top of the plane—that’s right, on top. The SkyDeck, a 360-degree, teardrop-shaped bubble, is ready to radically redefine the term "window seat." For even more luxury and Jetson-level technology, passengers will access the two seats through an elevator and, once inside, will be able to rotate their seats to see what it’s really like to fly at 300,000 feet.
"Current inflight entertainment offerings have not changed much over the decades," aerospace technology company Windspeed told CNN. "We wanted to come up with a product that would provide a higher level of entertainment to reduce the boredom of long flights."
Expected to cost anywhere from $8-$25 million, depending on what type of airplane it’s installed in, the outer bubble of the SkyDeck will be made of materials similar to those used for the windows of supersonic fighter jets. For those worried about flying too close to the sun, the canopy will have a UV protective layer to keep guests from a new level of sunburn.
If you're excited about this new development, keep one thing in mind: the SkyDeck has only been filed as a patent and hasn’t been physically installed into a plane yet. However, the company hopes it can be used for VIPs or even on a pay-per-view basis for multiple travelers, which may make the world’s longest flights just a little more enjoyable.