Airbus patents in-flight virtual reality helmet

By Michael Koziol
Updated September 24 2014 - 10:13am, first published September 18 2014 - 11:09pm
An Airbus drawing of the helmet in flight. Photo: @g1ga / Twitter
An Airbus drawing of the helmet in flight. Photo: @g1ga / Twitter
"Sensorial isolation": the Airbus helmet promises relief from boredom while flying. Photo: @adavies47 / Twitter
"Sensorial isolation": the Airbus helmet promises relief from boredom while flying. Photo: @adavies47 / Twitter
An Airbus drawing of the helmet in flight. Photo: @g1ga / Twitter
An Airbus drawing of the helmet in flight. Photo: @g1ga / Twitter
"Sensorial isolation": the Airbus helmet promises relief from boredom while flying. Photo: @adavies47 / Twitter
"Sensorial isolation": the Airbus helmet promises relief from boredom while flying. Photo: @adavies47 / Twitter
An Airbus drawing of the helmet in flight. Photo: @g1ga / Twitter
An Airbus drawing of the helmet in flight. Photo: @g1ga / Twitter
"Sensorial isolation": the Airbus helmet promises relief from boredom while flying. Photo: @adavies47 / Twitter
"Sensorial isolation": the Airbus helmet promises relief from boredom while flying. Photo: @adavies47 / Twitter
An Airbus drawing of the helmet in flight. Photo: @g1ga / Twitter
An Airbus drawing of the helmet in flight. Photo: @g1ga / Twitter
"Sensorial isolation": the Airbus helmet promises relief from boredom while flying. Photo: @adavies47 / Twitter
"Sensorial isolation": the Airbus helmet promises relief from boredom while flying. Photo: @adavies47 / Twitter

Noisy children, bad movies and crushing boredom: long-haul flights are the unwelcome prologue for any Australian heading overseas. But now Airbus is considering a technology that could make 14 hours in a flying box somewhat more bearable: an in-flight virtual reality helmet.

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