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I remember reading years ago about a neat idea: airplane seats where the reclining control causes the seat pan to slide forward instead of the back leaning back
by nlawalker 8y ago
I remember reading years ago about a neat idea: airplane seats where the reclining control causes the seat pan to slide forward instead of the back leaning back, so that if you'd like to recline it's your knees that get smashed.
What ever happened to that? I've never seen it implemented anywhere.
- andymcsherry 8y agoSome airlines use these, such as ANA. They're much less comfortable than the traditional seats when you're trying to sleep though. On long-haul where everyone wants to sleep, it's preferable to have all the seats recline. You lose less knee space by someone reclining in front of you then sliding your seat forward.
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- Someone1234 8y ago> They're much less comfortable than the traditional seats when you're trying to sleep though. For you, not the person behind whose knees you're crushing.
- gowld 8y agoFor everyone, except for the saps in the back row.
- andymcsherry 8y agoAirline seat pitch and recline is pretty well documented, and you can do research before you book your flight: https://www.seatguru.com/charts/generalcharts.php https://www.seatguru.com/charts/generalcharts.php If I'm going to be on a plane for a long time, I do research to find the right balance between comfort and price. Part of deciding on that comfort is whether or not I can recline the seat and whether the seat in front of me reclines. Part of my purchase is the ability to recline the seat for my comfort. If I'm going to be a long flight, I certainly don't want to sit upright the entire time because the person behind me didn't research whether or not that seat would be comfortable for them.
- collyw 8y agoI don't ever remember my knees being affected, its just you get a backrest that feels inches from your face.