EC - Bondercraft Airbase
With new technologies springing up from the expanding laboratories in the North-East, near-space flight was soon readily accessible for many citizens of Rapture. In the high plains north of Eden, the Bondercraft Airebase was constructed. It took nearly a decade to build, and went over-budget by nearly $25.2 million. That did not matter to the company that financed the construction, Thurston Enterprises, because they were certain that this airbase would be able to turn a profit since it was the only one like it in the country.
The following is the news article as reported on the 14th of March, 2037:
- As I stepped out of my cab, I was greeted at the door by a woman in a green outfit. Set in a '50s style, the outfit made her look like a stewardess from those fancy flights you see in old movies. She greeted me with an enthusiastic, but generic, "Welcome! Here at Bondercraft Airbase, we are pioneering the aircraft of the future by testing new technologies that we help us go higher and higher! May I show you around a bit?"
We walked down an oppulent concourse. The company had spared no expense when they built this place. Beautiful vistas of the surrounding area shown brightly through ever window. I had been told that the airbase was situated on 30 or so acres, but that Thurston Enterprises had purchased nearly 500 acres of the surrounding area. As we reached the end, the young woman turned and smiled again at me, "Please follow me to the end of the terminal. Do you like what you see so far? It's breath-taking, isn't it? All of these windows are constructed from triple pane glass for more eco-friendly heating and cooling."
"There are two terminals through which we load the planes. Currently, we are in terminal B." Now this is what I was looking for! Outside of the terminal, a huge shuttle was parked next to me, waiting to be launched. I could not believe that technology had come this far! "Currently boarding is flight F972, bound for uper-atmospheric free-fall. This near-space shuttle is meant to simulate the effects of weightlessness. We have not quite been able to perfect space flight for our customers, but we are getting there."
"In total, there are 4 shuttles available, as well as many commercial flights. Our Control Tower is state of the art, with radars and tracking computers comparable to the military's. We have multiple storage tanks for fuel, as well as our own fire crew incase of any incidents." Well, I was thoroughly impressed. The future looks promising, and I like the looks of that!
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