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Old 22nd Oct 2017, 00:52
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underfire
 
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I seem to remember that Airbus showed a design at the Paris Airshow with no windows, and had screens mounted where the windows would normally be. The screens showed the outside view from cameras mounted on the airframe.



Without the weight of the windows, and the reinforcement required around the openings, I think it was about a 25% weight difference, and was actually much stronger.
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