Illustration Of Futuristic Airport
by Bettmann
Title
Illustration Of Futuristic Airport
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Bettmann
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Photograph - Photography
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(Original Caption) Thirty years from now this is what out big commercial airports may look like, as conceived by an artisit from predictions made at a symposium of leading aeronautical and astronautical scientists. The symposium was sponsored by Trans World Airlines at New York's Hayden Planetarium January 25th as apart of the Airline's "thirty years of service" anniversary program, intended to stimulate advanced thinking in aircraft design. on the ground next to the transparent-domed passenger lounge is an airliner, not too different in size from today's transports but with different wing design and probab;y powered by some form of ram jet. At left, background, is a vertically rising convertible type, which most of the scientists agreed would be important in 1985 aviation. how this type of aircraft would convert to forward flight is seen in the plane directly behind flight is
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May 12th, 2020
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