Window in the Lav
Apr 11, 2007 | 5:22 pm
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Window in the Lav
I flew MUC/LAX on LH this weekend at there was a window in each of the F lavatories. Kind of a strange feeling that you could moon someone unintentionally at 36,000 feet.
It made me wonder which other carriers had windows in the lavs. I've never seen one on United.
It made me wonder which other carriers had windows in the lavs. I've never seen one on United.
Apr 11, 2007 | 5:27 pm
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Apr 11, 2007 | 5:40 pm
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A view from the Loo
I once flew a small plane (i forget the type. Maybe an ATR) That had a view from the loo. It made me dizzy to look out it whilst doing my stand up routine.
Apr 11, 2007 | 5:43 pm
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Apr 11, 2007 | 8:25 pm
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Apr 11, 2007 | 11:26 pm
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The only plane I've been on with a window was SAS 777 from IAD-CPH. Nice flight. This was business class; not sure if the lavatories in economy have windows.
Apr 11, 2007 | 11:35 pm
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The bathrooms of Japan Airlines have windows in the first class cabin. You can press a button and the window becomes non see through. This is pretty cool and I always wonder how the window works.
Apr 12, 2007 | 1:11 am
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LCD, most probably. The Singapore people mover thing does the same thing to the huge side windows when it passes near flats.
Apr 12, 2007 | 1:35 am
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Gulf Air have a massive change room/loo on the A332's between F and J cabins with a clear window. Very inviting as far as aircraft loos go!
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Apr 12, 2007 | 3:30 am
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It's similar to seat rows in the cabin without windows.
Aircraft manufacturers lay the aircraft out with windows where they think reasonable. Deleted windows are generally due to cable ducts etc passing behind the wall.
Airlines then all do their own thing with interiors, which are also changed round over time, and for some the layouts end up with windows alongside where they wish to put toilets. It really is quite a way down the list of priorities, if there is a window there so be it.
Time was that operators would delete windows with metal blanking plates known as "plugs" where they were not required, they were usually quite obvious under the paint scheme. As aircraft structures have got more sophisticated this approach has lost favour.
The BAe 748, at least, had not just a window but an emergency exit out of the toilet compartment at rear right of the aircraft in the typical layout (certainly BA's were this way). To use the exit, squeeze past the facility.
Aircraft manufacturers lay the aircraft out with windows where they think reasonable. Deleted windows are generally due to cable ducts etc passing behind the wall.
Airlines then all do their own thing with interiors, which are also changed round over time, and for some the layouts end up with windows alongside where they wish to put toilets. It really is quite a way down the list of priorities, if there is a window there so be it.
Time was that operators would delete windows with metal blanking plates known as "plugs" where they were not required, they were usually quite obvious under the paint scheme. As aircraft structures have got more sophisticated this approach has lost favour.
The BAe 748, at least, had not just a window but an emergency exit out of the toilet compartment at rear right of the aircraft in the typical layout (certainly BA's were this way). To use the exit, squeeze past the facility.