The Hotelicopter: World’s first flying hotel |
Since 2004, the Hotelicopter project has been underway. So for 5 years they’ve been working on modifying a Soviet-made Mil V-12 into the “world’s biggest helicopter” and at the same time, the “world’s first flying hotel. It’s an amazing piece of work, like a double-decker bus for the skies.
It’s the ultimate in luxury air travel, with private entertainment systems and room service. Plus you get extras like spa treatments, yoga classes, gaming and a tea garden. To give you some idea of it’s size, check out the specs below.
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).
The inaugural flight is scheduled for June 26th for an unknown price. If you have to ask, you can’t afford it.
UPDATE: It’s a hoax. What can we say? We got carried away by the dream…
TAGS: flying, helicopter, hotel, Hotelicopter, V-12
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An early April Fools joke me thinks. The article is scant on detail, like WHO has building this thing since 2004. Besides, who’d get any sleep in a helicopter hotel room?
Nice images though!
Doesn’t help their credibility that the official websites tries to pass of obvious CGI as actual test flight footage.
interesting. wish it was real dude