How about flying in a jet where instead of walls, you can be entirely surrounded by views of the world outside?

French-based Technicon Design has developed a concept for a private jet with a windowless fuselage.

Instead, flexible screens on the inside of the Ixion Windowless Jet Concept offer passengers a panoramic view of the world outside, using images from fuselage and wing-mounted cameras.

So during flight passengers can look out and see the exterior – be it clouds, sky, stars and sunset - all around.

Check out the video above to find out more.

Gareth Davies, Design Director at Technicon, said he challenged the design team to create something different with the interior.

“We quickly settled on the controversial yet interesting idea of removing the windows from the cabin and using existing or very near future technology to display the exterior environment on flexible screens, which cover the walls and ceiling of the cabin, via external cameras,” he explained.

The jet would be powered by amorphous solar panels on the roof, which drive low-voltage systems.

The content of the screen means the interior of the plane can change to whatever the user needs, so as well as seeing the outside world, travellers can fly through space, a city or jungle – anything.

The screen can display more than one thing at once, so those inside can watch movies and even hold video conferences mid-air, using gestures to control the environment.

Davies believes the project isn’t too far-fetched.

“The ethos of the project is simple, to challenge current thinking, and propose something a little different but not just a fantasy. It has to be credible and relevant, yet provoke discussion,” he said.

Video credit: Technicon Design