Sky Bus

Sky Bus 365 at an airport in Paris

The Sky Bus (スカイバス, Sukai Basu^?) is a type of airliner, used for passenger flights and other purposes. The two currently known models are the Sky Bus 365 and 550.

Principles

Sky Bus 365

• Bird's eye view of Sky Bus 365
• Front view of Sky Bus 365
• Interior of the Sky Bus 365

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The Sky Bus 365 (スカイバス365, Sukai Basu 365^?) is a large and spacious passenger plane, with a passenger area which can seat over 500 people split into two floors of passenger seats, doubling its capacity, and a large amount of space for each seat, even for the cheapest seats. The seats were divided into three pairs of two by the aisles, and the seating area divided by walls, that were 7 meters thick, between economy, business, and first classes, with a free drink corner on a portion of the wall, among other small facilities, which can serve hot coffee, dividing economy from business. probably as a terrorism countermeasure. There was a fire door, an emergency hatch, located in one of the "wall" area, which connected the passenger seating to the cargo hold area, allowing for the crew to put out a fire if one occurs in the cargo hold. Even in economy class, the plane is fairly luxurious, with the chairs have screens with which a passenger can use to view channels, some of which a pre pay-per-view. And with a push of a button, the oxygen mask can be deployed by the passenger itself.

The main wings of the Sky Bus 365's model has the fuel tanks inside of it, while the engines hang down below them. The Sky Bus 365 model is designed so the engines won’t contact the ground during a belly landing. Because of the fact that intense vibrations will still be transferred to within the engines during a belly landing creating an explosive reaction with the highly flammable jet fuel that has been exposed to oxygen, it has an emergency landing stabilizer to deal with the vibrations. It automatically detects the shock of a belly landing using sensors and completely shuts down the engines. It also seals off the fuel pipes so a fire in the engines cannot reach the fuel tanks. With this the plane on a belly landing then heads down the runway purely on inertia and decelerates.

However, the plane's model has a structural defect in the plane. The structural defect in the Sky Bus 365's model is that it if the emergency landing stabilizer is interfered with and stops working then it can cause the plane to explode when the plane is in a belly landing.

Sky Bus 550

The Sky Bus 550 (スカイバス550, Sukai Basu 550^?) is a luxury passenger plane that normally seats around 1200 passengers. As with the Sky Bus 365, the turbofan engines hang below the main wings.

The British government owns a Sky Bus 550 which has been customized to act as a "flying castle" for VIPs, at a price of around 6.5 billion euros. The plane's ordinary seating has been removed and its layout customized to allow its occupants to concentrate on their duties and accommodate their needs while the plane is in the air, sometimes for days on end though midair refueling. The plane is equipped with information stealth protection that allows the plane to disappear from normal ATC radars at the flip of a switch. It can easily turn around without the assistance of a tow truck, allowing it to leave a foreign airport on its own if diplomatic negotiations go awry. One of the conference rooms is protected by thick soundproof glass and the head of state can send a nuclear launch code via a 70-inch flat screen monitor.

The government plane is also fully equipped with everything necessary. It has lodging equipment like a shower, a bed, and a kitchen and entertainment equipment like a home theater, mini golf, and a bar. Each of these things match an individual's personal interests. For example, all electronics including TV and stereo are all Japanese. A bar has Queen Elizard's personal collection including Drambuie, Absinthe, Spirytus, Awamori, and ancient Egyptian beer.

Chronology

Toaru Majutsu no Index

British Royal Family Arc

Main article: British Royal Family Arc

A Sky Bus 365 was scheduled to fly from School District 23 in Academy City to Edinburgh, Scotland, carrying 500+ passengers and crew. However, it made a surprise (to the passengers) stop in Paris, France in order to transport goods to the United Kingdom after the Eurotunnel bombing closed off the primary method of delivery of goods to the island nation from mainland Europe. The plane would then be involved in an attempted terrorist hijacking and later bombing, but was thwarted by Kamijou Touma, the plane's crew, and Necessarius.

Souyaku Toaru Majutsu no Index

Los Angeles Arc

Main article: Los Angeles Arc

Touma, Index and Kanzaki eating en route to Los Angeles, onboard the Sky Bus 550

A Sky Bus 550 owned by the British government carried Kamijou Touma, Index, Stiyl Magnus and Kanzaki Kaori to Los Angeles on December 26th, following the mass disappearance caused by R&C Occultics in response to the joint Anglican-Academy City counter-offensive. Given the circumstances, the plane made an emergency landing at Los Angeles International Airport, followed by an immediate take-off once the passengers had swiftly disembarked.

Trivia

• It is likely that the name Sky Bus is a reference to the European aerospatial company Airbus. Whether Sky Bus replaces Airbus as its fictional equivalent within the Toaru universe or Airbus still exists in-universe and they are two separate companies is unknown.
• The largest commercial passenger aircraft is the Airbus A380. With a normal four class configuration, it can hold 544 people. However if all the seats were economy, it has a maximum capacity of 853 passengers.