Posted on 09/14/2010 8:18:06 AM PDT by La Lydia
The new “saddle” seat, to be unveiled at a conference this week, increases the number of seats an airline can have in its economy class. The design, named the “SkyRider”, allows just 23 inches of legroom, which is about seven inches less than the average seat's space of 30 inches. Shaped similar to a horse saddle, passengers sit at an angle, with their weight taken on by their legs. It allows seats to be overlapped...
But while the designers claim it does not affect passenger comfort, they say it would only be suitable for flights of up to three hours. "We feel extremely confident that this concept will ... have great appeal to airlines for economic purposes," Dominique Menoud, the company's director general, told USA Today.
“For flights anywhere from one to possibly even up to three hours ... this would be comfortable seating.
“The seat ... is like a saddle. Cowboys ride eight hours on their horses during the day and still feel comfortable in the saddle."..
(Excerpt) Read more at telegraph.co.uk ...
does the FAA consider how impossible it is to move an out of shape “fatso” during an emergency?
The gentleman pictured above would probably be a plug in a wing exit.
Check out Tim Conway on “No Frills Airlines”....
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QCz8he36hsk
Isn’t that the truth - guess they never heard the term “saddle sore”.
Just wait until they start charging the passengers by the pound. 200 lbs maximum and then a $2.00 fee added on for each additional pound up to 350 lbs—then you must purchase a 2nd seat full ticket. There$ $$ in the fat dontchyaknow.
Well stated. Working on my private pilot as we speak.
think like an airline, it will be an 85 lb maximum with $2 up to 150 lbs and $4 thereafter. AND the weight includes your carry on allotment!
The lady in that picture looks like she’s thinking, “Really? Are you serious about this?”
I wasn't aware that I was being serious at all.
I mean, I didn't include any anatomical sketches or scientific papers. Good grief, Lucy! Don't pull the football away AGAIN!
;-)
(And that there is a winky-smiley face, indicating decidedly unseriousness.)
(And the previous parenthetical sentence is my attempt to not be unclear. Did it work?)
Funny! Sending it to my son. He’s in the industry.
Well, she is smiling. However, I wonder about how 300 pounders and 7 footers might like it.
If this passes I move that all FAA personel and all politicians be MANDATED BY LAW to fly in these seats.
The powers that be are really thinking citizens are just slaves.
The powers that be are really thinking citizens are just slaves.
Agreed
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1215081/Packed-like-sardines-New-aircraft-design-plans-seat-passengers-face-face.html
Put that babe in the rear seat and see how comfortable she looks !
Hell, why have seats at all ? Just layer ‘em up from the floor, just like sardines. Tough if you’re on the bottom, but hey, “People playing football, or wrestling or having group sex do this, and they’re comfortable !”
Sheesh !
Cross country driving looks better every day.
Get up close and comfortable with that bearded A-rab next to you that smells like a camp fire and quietly chants to himself while rubbing tiki beads together
I am so glad I don't have to do the commercial air travel schitch anymore...
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