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Old Aug 24, 2014, 10:05 am
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If you can't see the many photos in the link above, they include shots like this:



Looks like you have to use a cushion to provide the 'recline', and there doesn't seem to be a huge amount of leg room once you lay down fully, if we assume the person pictured is of average height.

Seems a bit strange to push this patent out speedily due to its 'eco credentials' when it reduces the number of seats for sale by 15% or so (so you need more planes to fly the same number of people around). It's certainly a different design, but it seems (much like the new F seat) there's a waste of space when you look at the footprint taken up - you could have a baby lying next to you quite easily.
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