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Flying Hotel to Cart Passengers Around In Luxury -- at 18,000 Feet

by Terrence O'Brien on February 4, 2008 at 03:25 PM



Long-haul airships got a bad reputation after the Hindenburg disaster, but French designer Jean-Marie Massaud seems to think that the secret to resurrecting the flying gas bags is by turning them into luxurious floating hotels. The so-called Manned Cloud, which isn't set to take flight until 2020, will cart 40 passengers around the world at a height of 18,000 feet.

When completed, the flying ship will have 20 bedrooms, a spa, a gym, a library, a bar, and a restaurant -- all crammed into a two-story hanging glass structure that provides panoramic views of the world around you. With a top speed of 105 miles-per-hour the Manned Cloud can circle the globe in 10 days, and cross the U.S. on a single tank of fuel.

According to the designers, the ship will run on some sort of gas, rather than gasoline or diesel, making it a fully-green cruise-ship of the skies.

No price has been announced, but its sure to be a little steep for most. But look on the bright side, at least you'll have the next 12 years to save up for a ticket!

From Daily Mail

'Manned Cloud' Flying Hotel



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Tags: airship, blimp, flying, Future Tech, FutureTech, hotel, luxury, travel, Weird

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