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Brilliant Airplane Seat Design to Make Coach Even More Uncomfortable
Welcome to Economy Class Cabin Hexagon (a/k/a ECCH)
Zodiac Aerospace's Seats Division bills themselves as "the leading providers of aircraft seats for passengers and crew," with teams of designers specialized in ergonomics and cabin layout. And one of their latest designs, called Economy Class Cabin Hexagon, is a fascinating look at just how many bodies you could cram into Coach at the expense of the passengers' comfort.
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Enter a caption (optional)The thinking seems to be that airline passengers are all built like Mr. Incredible, with broad shoulders and narrow waists.
Enter a caption (optional)If we had those types of bodies, this configuration would at least make physical sense, preventing shoulder-rubbing.
Enter a caption (optional)But what about the psychological effect—do you really want to spend JFK-to-LAX seated as if you're being interrogated by two homicide detectives? All that's missing is a bare lightbulb hanging overhead.
The reality, of course, is that none of us are shaped like Mr. Incredible; these days we're more likely to be shaped like Sadness from Inside Out, where we are at least as wide at the bottom as we are at the top. And judging by the lack of armrests you see in the images above, we're apparently meant to spend the flight holding our hands the same way she is.
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I'd prefer it if they just drugged us and stacked us like luggage
Oh, I think I have to peeeee! excuse me please, can you pass me the catheter...
While this is an obvious attempt to maximize dollars over humanity, I think Zodiac is just taking the industry to its logical end. All other airlines are doing it an inch at a time. I personally can't wait for the front loading roller beds from the Fifth Element. Storing people on shelves is the perfect combination for more capacity and more comfort.
Well, it appears that this specific "design" problem was "solved" in the 18th century... by slave traders. The airline industry should try to find other sources for their inspiration, in my opinion. Researching the age-old concepts of "human cattle" or "human bodies packing" is not going to help improve things at all. What I find even worse is that you can get a patent for "improving" on the subject. I have always tought that patents were initially a way to "advance a social good, to promote progress"... Guess I am too idealistic...
Let's just skip the practical and get right to the functional and call it what it is- a bus with wings, and taking it to the next level remove the seats and short flights standing like a subway car.
Having done a bit of work in the industry, I'll drop my 2 cents:
And this "designer" has a job apparently..... sad
just over 6 and a half feet tall, I literally know the pains of crammed seating... I almost always upgrade to seating that has more leg room (like economy plus).... When sitting in the exit row, or a 'premium' seat, there is probably the same amount of leg room to me, as a 'normal' person feels in a regular seat. Which makes it amusing to me when i see a 'normal' , or even shorter person sitting in the same row as me. It seems almost frivolous with how much room they have.
you would think, that with technology, the airlines would adjust based upon weight/height. I know there was talk a while ago about charging double for people that weigh double. But wouldn't it be neat if there was a seating arrangement that was adjustable, so that those with enough leg room for a sofa, could 'give a little' to those that are crammed like a sardine? Im not a fan of socialism... but it seems like there is a more efficient way to adjust seating, to keep everyone happy, and still save space.