Is this the sexiest luxury plane you’ve ever seen? It’s as silent as a mouse and is solely powered by an electric engine…Can you imagine the meditative experience that would be up there? I’m in….

Okay, so most likely it will still be some years before travelers can book a flight on a Hy-Bird, according to Lisa Airplanes, the maker of this beauty but it will make its round the world trip in summer 2009.

Hmm…What’s it made of? Well, it’s lightweight carbon fibre and weighs in at just 1.1 tons…Even more details…The tail and wings–20 meters or 65 feet tip to tip–are outfitted with photovoltaic cells to supply energy for takeoff and onboard power supply.:: Source: Ode Magazine, April 2008

Check out those wings soaking up all that solar power. May this be the wave of the future. I fee like a bird.