Airbus patent application: Bicycle seats for airplanes
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Airbus patent application: Bicycle seats for airplanes
The newest attempt to squeeze in more passengers appears more absurd than previous similar schemes:
http://www.latimes.com/business/trav...711-story.html
Actual patent application linked in article diagrams with more detail:
http://worldwide.espacenet.com/publi...C&locale=en_EP
How far will the airline industry go to squeeze in more passengers per plane?
The question arises after France-based Airbus Operations submitted a patent in Europe for a new passenger seat that resembles a bicycle seat with a small backrest. It has no tray table, no headrest and very little legroom.
The question arises after France-based Airbus Operations submitted a patent in Europe for a new passenger seat that resembles a bicycle seat with a small backrest. It has no tray table, no headrest and very little legroom.
Actual patent application linked in article diagrams with more detail:
http://worldwide.espacenet.com/publi...C&locale=en_EP
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Just because it's patented, doesn't mean they're doing to start offering these. I'm pretty sure they offer something for vertically packing passengers, but I doubt they would offer that either! Can you imagine standing only "seats" for a 14 hour transpac?
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It kind of looks like the 'standing' seat Ryanair looked into a few years ago.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/travel/ar...tickets-4.html
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/travel/ar...tickets-4.html
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It kind of looks like the 'standing' seat Ryanair looked into a few years ago.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/travel/ar...tickets-4.html
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/travel/ar...tickets-4.html
But this would be a pain in the A** when in turbulence. If anything RyanAir's stand up seats seem safer and more comfortable.
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Getting ever closer to the "knock 'em out and pack 'em in" model I've wondered about for the last few years. Unconscious "passengers" won't complain about discomfort and are super cheap to transport.
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Or perhaps a fleshlight-like airplane seat? You know, for us guys?
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Sometimes I think the folks who file these absurd patent applications are simply trolling the traveling public. Probably someone has won a bet over at Airbus by getting the media to pick up on it.
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So you're saying Ryanair or Asia X wouldn't try this if it was approved?
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How the heck are they going to satisfy the 14 CFR 25.562 (b) requirements?