Originally Posted by
PaulNichols
I can't remember the last time an aircraft had an incident as a result of a window failing. I'm not too sure this idea will convince the masses! I sure as hell wouldn't want to fly in a windowless aircraft, I quite like my natural light!
The design of the windows has to be special or the whole plane breaks up. The Comet (the first Jet passenger plane) had rectangular windows. After a number of accidents it was found that the rectangular windows caused cracks in the plane after extensive use, and the cracks would enlarge, hence the plane breaks up, in flight. That's why we see oval windows today. But I agree, windowless aircraft=count me out!