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> People typically need to be facing/laying along the axis of flight for the seatbelt to work. If you're laying at 90 degrees and there's a big (de/a)cceleratio
by schoen 8y ago
> People typically need to be facing/laying along the axis of flight for the seatbelt to work. If you're laying at 90 degrees and there's a big (de/a)cceleration and you have a belt across your waist, you get folded in half hanging off the bed.
I thought airplane seatbelts during cruise were more about controlling vertical movement than horizontal movement. At least, the strongest sudden accelerations that I've experienced under those conditions, and the strongest ones that I've heard about, were vertical.
- cal5k 8y agoLying flat would be a really bad time on landing, particularly with thrust reversers!
- cco 8y agoI presume you'd be lying with your feet pointed towards the front of the plane and the bunks would have a solid footboard. Perhaps elderly and disabled people might have an issue during braking but most people wouldn't have any issues I don't think.
- schoen 8y agoI wouldn't think passengers would be lying down during take-off and landing (although maybe that's tricky if the bunks can't turn into seats).
- jonknee 8y agoSimilar to tray tables up, they wake you up before landing. It would be no different than the current lay flat seats. Though I guess it would be an issue if there were no seats at all, but I don't see that ever happening (having to lay down the whole time would also be rough!).
- isostatic 8y agoAnd where would you sit? They put an extra 40 seats on a plane, increasing from say 180 to 220 in economy, because they expect to sell them If you want a seat and a bed, that's possible. Buy first class. If you want a seat that changes into a bed, that's also possible - but business. If you want a seat that has more legroom, more width, and better food, buy premium economy. If you want the cheapest way to safely travel, buy economy. Just don't expect a tesla roadster for the cost of a Citroen c1