Our great-grandparents had some pretty wacky ideas about how we'd get from point A to point B.

How the past imagined how we would get around in their future...

 According to a recently-granted patent, Airbus is exploring the potential of creating a new breed of versatile, modular aircraft that would see detachable passenger cabins slot into a hole in an aeroplane's fuselage.

 The concept has the potential to revolutionize air travel, while providing significant savings for airlines by reducing the time that planes spend idle on the ground.