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Simple Geometry = More Seats In an Airline
New submitter innerpeace writes: New airline seat arrangement looks to increase passenger capacity. A patent application by Zodiac Seats France calls for a design that puts every other passenger in a row facing backward. That means that in a row of three fliers, the seat by the window and the seat by the aisle face toward the front of the plane while the middle seat faces toward the back. The design idea could fit up to 80 more passengers in a plane, depending on the current seat layout. Whatever downsides it has, if such a design is adopted, I hope it leads to a stronger adoption of a convention that those with window seats board first.
Didn't slave ship makers have this all figured out two hundred years ago?
No, the backwards and the window people would be able to easily insert a catheter to each other, another advantage of that seating.
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Come on. Modern air travel via coach is just about perfect.
For one-armed, one-legged people. Who have the patience of a saint with screaming babies. And the immune system of a god. And have deluded themselves that the TSA actually does something useful. And can go long intervals without actual food.
Perfect, like I said.
I've fallen off your lawn, and I can't get up.
Unfortunately, we will have to chain passengers to the oars. We regret any inconvenience.
Oh it's not so bad. Was once on a flight in Guatemala with one backward facing row.... staring at a mother breastfeeding her baby in turbulence all the way to Costa Rica. I'll never forget that flight.
If not, he can ask Bill Cosby for advice.
Serious? Seriousness is well above my pay grade.
Only missing thing is pedals so passengers can generate energy for the aircraft..
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For one-armed, one-legged people.
Works OK for me. Not sure about everyone else tho.