Originally Posted by
DanTravels
Ah, okay, I see what went wrong. If you watch that animation for a few more sections, or look at
http://www.nwa.com/services/bustrav/...c_sleeping.jpg you'll see that there's a "privacy canopy" that the seat/bed actually lies back
inside of. So the top of the "privacy canopy" may be at a 20 degree angle, but the seatback isn't. And yeah, lots of other biz-class seats have something similar.
A lie-flat seat at a 20 degree angle would be more a slide than a seat!
no, i measured the footrest. if the footrest does not match the rest of the seat, hidden in the picture, then it is not lieflat.
20 degrees is very little. it would be nearly impossible to notice a 4 degree angle. it is therefore extremely obvious that it is not a 4 degree angle, because it is very noticeable. by noticeable i mean literally, not as a superlative or whatever, as in you can not possibly be confused that the seat is a fully flat bed at 180 degrees.
in response to the stop in LAX post, not sure why one would be trashed after a flight with a lieflat seat. OTOH as i said i would considering stopping in LAX if AA's flagship F is flatbed, because of that in addition to the ability to pretend the trip is just to NYC instead of HNL. not to mention the ability to dine together as well.