FlyerTalk Forums - View Single Post - Consolidated "In Seat AC Power Issues / Experiences / Questions"
Thread: Consolidated "In Seat AC Power Issues / Experiences / Questions"
View Single Post
Old Sep 9, 2015 | 7:58 am
  #163  
physioprof
Community Builder
All eyes on you!
10 Years on Site
 
Join Date: Apr 2015
Programs: United Global Services, Amtrak Select Executive
Posts: 4,942
Originally Posted by phkc070408
So why would UA design a system that is unable to handle the load that one can reasonably expect it to be used at?

Then again, why would they buy a wifi system that can't handle capacity either. I guess I just answered my own question.

$$$$$$$$$$$
Is it a trivial engineering issue to provide unlimited power on an airplane? And regardless, UA didn't design the power systems on airplanes. Finally, the reasonable expectations for in-seat power usage on airplanes have changed dramatically since the time most airplane power systems were designed and now.
physioprof is offline  
Reply