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…
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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.