Bulkhead issues
 

In middle seat rows, tray tables, entertainment screens and seat pockets are commonly affixed to the back of seat in front.

However, in bulkhead seat rows, tray tables and entertainment screens are commonly folded out of the seat armrest.

Is there any technical reason anyone could explain, why tray tables and entertainment screens could not be affixed to the bulkhead wall?

bassinets.

some airliines do have pvts fixed to the wall when there is no bassinet position there. Pvts can be very small if they are that fare away from you.

There is no engineering reason that the entertainment system and tray tables couldn't be installed to the bulkhead for those rows, but it makes maintenance and upkeep harder due to the design of some bulkhead assemblies.

On some planes, the bulkhead wall is a foot or two farther away than the seat in front for other seats. So you'd need a much longer bracket, or else the tray would be too far away.

On other planes, the aisle seats may not have a full bulkhead in front of them, as the gap between the bulkheads may be wider than the coach aisle, or misaligned on 2x3 planes like some MD80s.

I prefer the bulkhead seats where the wall is too far away for this to be practical. :-)

Me too!

I think it has to do with the distance of the tray table to the bulk head. Although I have seen TVs mounted on the bulk head. DL 772s if I remember correctly.

A couple of the Air Canada's do this too.

Wondering about the bulkhead seats the last couple of flights I've been on.. I agree, installing a tray from the wall would look awkward, and probably would become a safety issue..

From what I can see, the bulkhead seat armrests can't be lifted, obviously with the trays stored within the armrest.. That's the inconvenience I guess that needs to be put up with for much more leg room..

Also, many bulkheads are also emergency exit rows. Flip-down tray tables would block the path/slow people down in an emergency.

Truuuueeeeeeeeeee.

Well just where do you propose you put your feet if tray tables were there? Entertainment screens don't appear to deter placing feet on the wall.

The novelty of the bulk head is truly having your feet placed above your torso for increased circulation..

Can't do that in Y.. and seems that the FA's don't ask passengers to put down their smelly feet..

Why would you want that? One good thing about having it in the armrest is that you can sneak out without bothering your seatmate or making them fold up their table.

Which leads me to ask the question..

Why so much room at bulkhead when not an emergency row?..

Couldn't the airplanes just spread out more room amongst more rows?