Windowless
body
The lack of windows
makes the IXION easier
to build, lighter and
more streamlined.OLED screens
Thin, fl exible plastic screens
replace the traditional porthole
windows, giving passengers
panoramic views.Smartphone
enabled
Images from a smartphone
can also be displayed on
the screens.Bringing the
outside inside
The images from the external
cameras w ill be displayed on
OLED screens inside the plane.Solar panels
Internal electronics
will be powered by
solar panels on the
plane’s body.Cameras
4K HD cameras will
take real-time video
of the world outside
the plane.Electric fi eld
A s one sheet has a positive charge and
the other a negative charge, an electric
fi eld is generated bet ween them.Silicon sandwich
A solar panel is made up
of two sheets of silicon,
split up into lots of
photovoltaic cells.Sunlight
strength
A photon of light
hitting the
phosphorus
layer knocks an
electron off the
top sheet.To p laye r
The top layer is coated w ith
phosphorus, which
increases the number of
free electrons on that side.Bottom layer
This layer will be coated
with boron, which
decreases the number of
free electrons.Passengers could be treated to a
panoramic view of the world outside
their plane. Would you dare look down?How planes harness the Sun’s energySolar-powered planes
Power production
This squeezes the electron onto a
conductive metal plate that converts
the electron into usable energy.PhotonsElectron
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