It’s a Bird! It’s a Plane! It’s…a Flying Cruise Ship?

In fact, “a sort of flying Queen Mary 2” is how writer Joshua Tompkins describes the Aeroscraft, a wild-looking airship now being developed by a California company called Worldwide Aeros Corp. The airship, which would dwarf most airplanes, would transport vacationing travelers across oceans or nations as they live the good life and take in the sights below. According to the company’s owner, Igor Pasternak, a prototype is scheduled for completion in 2010.

Writes Tompkins in Popular Science:

Pasternak says several cruise ship companies have expressed interest in the project, and for good reason: The craft would have a range of several thousand miles and, with an estimated top speed of 174 mph, could traverse the continental U.S. in about 18 hours. During the flight, passengers would peer at national landmarks just 8,000 feet below or, if they weren’t captivated by the view, the cavernous interior would easily accommodate such amenities as luxury staterooms, restaurants, even a casino.

One can only imagine the tremendous shuffleboard and buffet possibilities.

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