Originally Posted by
mdspadeccom
UA business class in the reconfigured wide-bodies aircraft advertise "lie flat" seat/beds, that recline to 180 degrees. Some other airlines have flat beds that recline to less than horizontal, for example LH at 170 degrees.
But, this is with respect to the floor and at cruise what angle is the floor at? Does a UA 747 criuse with the floor parallel to the gravational field, or is the nose tipped up a bit (as it seems). Does anyone know for sure? If the nose is, in fact, tipped up, then a 170 degree bed might in fact be "level".
Coments?
Don't confuse recline with the relationship to the floor.
180 degrees means it is flat, but not necessarily to the floor.
170 degrees means the recline is less than flat. This is a bit like saying if you are on your back, your body would not be straight. 180 degress would mean your body would be straight, but on some airlines you mind have a tendency to slide toward the floor.