Showing posts with label hotelicopter. Show all posts
Showing posts with label hotelicopter. Show all posts

Friday, March 27, 2009

ZOMG!! Huge hotelicopter!!



Since 2004, the company behind the Hotelicopter have been trying to make two world firsts: the world's biggest helicopter and the world's first flying hotel

The experience on board the Hotelicopter is not your standard Sourdough Sue's B&B... This huge flying Titanic machine features everything you'd expect from a 5-star hotel - private entertainment systems, room service, and extras like spa treatments, yoga classes, gaming, and a tea garden (wtf?).

The inaugural flight is schedule for June 26th for an undisclosed price, but I bet Jack Donaghy will be on it... Continue for more pictures



If you were wondering, here are the specs:
* Dimensions Length: 42 m (137 ft)
* Height: 14m (45 ft)
* Maximum Takeoff Weight: 105850 kg (232,870 lb)
* Maximum speed: 255 km/h (137 kt) (158 miles/h)
* Cruising speed: 237 km/h (127 kt) (147 miles/h)
* Original Mi Range: 515 km (320 mi)
* Our augmented Mi Range - 1,030 km (640 mi)


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