[sparklite2]

"Oh, look, mom.  A cloud."
"Yes, dear."
"Oh, look, mom.  Another cloud."
"Yes, dear."
"Oh, look, m -----"
"Aargh!"

[cripplecreek]

Hey mom, is that a flock of.........

[Diana in Wisconsin]

No, Thank You!

I’ll continue to fly the old fashioned way: inside the plane, full of Dramamine and over-priced Airport Lounge Martinis! :)

[Fiddlstix]

Gee, an 'observation dome'. We used to have those on the passenger trains....
(For those of us old enough to remember)

[Dalberg-Acton]

I would rather be able to see the ground. Much more interesting.

[Blue Highway]

Seems like a gimmick considering the cost to add it to an already high price for a new jet.

[trisham]

I’d have to be unconscious.

[o2bfree]

[wally_bert]

Maybe the idea came from a few Battle Of The Planets reruns.

[SaveFerris]

Gonna need a full-featured joystick with some AMRAAM and Sidewinder missiles. Oh yeah, IFF, too. That would help.

[posterchild]

It would be awesome on a clear night at cruising altitude.

[Purdue77]

Can you imagine how hot it would get without 40,000 ft of atmosphere to help filter out the sunlight. Can you say flashburns.

[NorthMountain]

Not bad ... but I think I’d prefer the ball turret.

[roamer_1]

EIGHT MILLION to retro-fit two seats? You’ve got to be kidding me. I’ve got a sawzall and a cold-pack of beer...

[grobdriver]

"Oh, look, mom. Another cloud."

Man, you must be a ground pounder.
I'd pay double to ride in that seat.

No two clouds are the same, and they're all beautiful from the air.

Now, practical downsides:
1) That's a lot of additional drag (assuming more than one set of bubble seats) for aircraft that use computers to load only the fuel they need (plus reserves) to make a trip.
2) Since airliners almost always fly above the weather these seat would always be in the sunshine. Unbearable heat and sunburn would be issues (spoken as one who flies under a canopy - and uses a retractable shade).

[Chode]

$8-$25million for TWO SEATS??? oh yeah, the ROE on that will take, what...

[Vermont Lt]

Put a double 50 cal and have it rotate and I would upgrade every time.

[Cboldt]

It’d be the place to be for landings though.

[PROCON]

And you could see Santa up close...

[Bobalu]

[Cicero]

$8 to 25 million apiece? What a bargain!