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A sentence I never thought I'd say: Gee, that ejector seat doesn't look very comfortable. Maybe I'm wrong. Maybe it feels fine even if you sit in it long perio
by msla 5y ago
A sentence I never thought I'd say: Gee, that ejector seat doesn't look very comfortable.
Maybe I'm wrong. Maybe it feels fine even if you sit in it long periods of time. However, I'm sure that it only comes in one size, that size being the right size to pilot a plane with an ejector seat. Anyone too big or small wasn't considered in its design because they'd never make it into the relevant flight program to begin with.
My point is, consumer objects have to be designed a bit more inclusively than that, to be able to sell to a wider range of buyers. That big Hobart mixer is in the same boat: It's designed for people who wouldn't have gotten that bakery job if they couldn't work with a large, heavy piece of kitchen equipment.
- iab 5y agoPositively uncomfortable for long periods. Having sat in a number of MB seats in aircraft museums for short intervals, this is exactly the wrong seat to choose for comfort. They are quite adjustable though, interesting provenance: https://www.gse.harvard.edu/news/ed/15/08/beyond-average https://www.gse.harvard.edu/news/ed/15/08/beyond-average
- p_l 5y agoHeavily depends on model, and well, its designed to sit in some heavy duty clothes. Some ejection seats are supposed to be sat in, continuously, for over 10 hours. While letting you still function. That said, the cockpits tend to enforce certain posture.