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That was an option in the 1950s for infants. They attached a little cot to the overhead — sort of like the changing shelf on a pack and play!
by Spooky23 1y ago
That was an option in the 1950s for infants. They attached a little cot to the overhead — sort of like the changing shelf on a pack and play!
- debatem1 1y agoIsn't this basically just putting the kid in a tumble drier whenever you hit turbulence? Did they pad the roof and door as well?
- margalabargala 1y agoConcussions hadn't been invented yet, that's why no one wore a helmet back then
- axiolite 1y agoThe turbulence is no worse being up high in the plane vs being down in a seat. In the 1950s, NONE of the passengers would have been using seatbelts... “When an airplane crashes, the safety belt…may become a deadly hazard.” - Scientific American Dec 1951 “The Dangerous Safety Belt” "Aviation requirements for basic safety features, including passenger safety belts, were codified in 1972" - https://www.smithsonianmag.com/air-space-magazine/how-airline-industry-got-wise-seat-belts-180978271/ https://www.smithsonianmag.com/air-space-magazine/how-airlin...
- topkai22 1y agoYou can still do this for infants on some long haul flights: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k8fphE1v66M&msockid=42557114997311f0b9ec3a7ca5eafe5d https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k8fphE1v66M&msockid=42557114...