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Originally Posted by PropWasher
(Post 13714380)
AC used lower deck crew modules on the A340. Loaded through cargo door.
My memory is a bit fuzzy but there is a hatch (to the main deck) that disables the drive system, in the cargo bay, if it's left unlocked. |
There would probably be issues with evacuation paths if they opened up the lower deck to passengers.
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The lower deck crew rest modules also lead to those marvellous "missing seats" in Y (..well... marvellous if you get the extra legroom so created...;))
..as the escape hatch from the module has to come up somewhere! |
The downstairs bathrooms on the A346 is fun. :)
http://boardingarea.com/blogs/thewan...1435-thumb.jpg |
Originally Posted by sbm12
(Post 13715302)
The downstairs bathrooms on the A346 is fun. :)
http://boardingarea.com/blogs/thewan...1435-thumb.jpg |
Originally Posted by MLang2
(Post 13708203)
Yes Lufthansa's A346 has some lavatories down there. I like these, because they are more spacious than the "normal" ones.
Additionally, there are the Crew Rests down there and there is also an elevator to bring up the catering. |
Vaguely, and it's been too many years, I recall some lower deck facilities/acommodations in the old Boeing Stratocruiser (military C-97), recognizable for its "Double Bubble" fuselage, and kept around in modernized form - upper fuselage swollen) for decades as "Guppies" and "Super Guppies" in freighter service for oversized loads.
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Originally Posted by nlp
(Post 2553288)
I still don't understand. How much do airlines make from their cargo business? I think the revenue from passengers should be more.
* It doesn't need food * It doesn't need to be cleaned-up after * It doesn't need seats * It doesn't need cabin heating * It doesn't care about the IFE (or lack thereof) * It doesn't complain about legroom * It doesn't need toilets * It doesn't ask the FAs for more drinks * It doesn't care if it's a few hours late (most of the time) etc. KL, in fact, has 747s that are partly for people and then they've decided that using the back of the passenger deck for cargo is more profitable than fitting a couple dozen people in there. |
Also, cargo doesn't complain if the pilots fly through bad weather instead of around it...
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Originally Posted by greg99
(Post 2553294)
I believe that, in order for the a/c to be certified to carry pax in seats on a lower deck that can be occupied for t/o and landing, the framing of the aircraft would have to be reinforced so that it could withstand a belly landing without crushing the pax sitting on the lower deck.
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I recall reading somewhere that back in the day, UA sometimes flew Boeing 377 Stratocruisers between LAX and SFO as turnaround flights to/from Hawaii. UA would sell seats in the lower deck lounge of the 377, which had banquette seating equipped with seat belts and the nearby bar in the lounge.
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Originally Posted by pacolawrence
(Post 13708164)
I Was on a LH a-340 and went in a lavatory on the lower deck
The Hindenburg had passenger cabins on both the A Deck and the B Deck below. |
Originally Posted by davidavid237
(Post 13724541)
Wow, welcome back nine-year old thread!
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