Airships may seem to be anachronisms from the distant past, but Hybrid Air Vehicles in Great Britain is building a high-tech, super-capable, modern version dubbed the Airlander 10 (not quite as grand as the Aeroscraft concept we offered in Ultimate Gift Guide, but much more feasible). Now, DesignQ has imagined a luxury interior concept for the Airlander?revealed at the recent Farnborough Air Show in Great Britain?that would be ideal for adventurers touring remote and spectacular destinations.

HAV?s Airlander 10 is more than 300 feet long, and carries a spacious stand-up cabin that measures 150 by 10 feet?bigger than most private jets. With plenty of space for luxury accommodations, along with floor-to-ceiling windows, the airship provides a travel experience not possible in any other way?similar to a cruise ship, but exploring the sky instead of the oceans. DesignQ, a boutique design studio based in London, worked on their luxury cabin concept for more than a year before its debut at Farnborough.The Airlander 10 can carry 19 passengers on trips that last up to three days. The helium-filled airship can hover at any altitude for sightseeing, even as low as 20 feet above the ground, where the views are sure to be spectacular. The windows are the biggest anywhere in the world of aviation. Four turbocharged diesel engines drive the ship, and special ducts enable the crew to use vectored thrust to control the takeoffs and landings, reducing the need for handlers on the ground. ...