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Title: If Only This Could Be Done
Post by: roadman65 on February 22, 2025, 07:56:00 PM
https://www.instagram.com/reel/DGEV9n7Mrty/?igsh=MWlxMnBrcmRkbGszeg==

This would be nice if it weren't AI.

First of all you would need a taller fuesaloge to do this.
Title: Re: If Only This Could Be Done
Post by: Max Rockatansky on February 22, 2025, 08:02:41 PM
Meh, I've regained my ability to sleep on planes.  I'm good with the current bus-like seating formula.
Title: Re: If Only This Could Be Done
Post by: NE2 on February 22, 2025, 08:28:55 PM
Ah yes, the fart smock.
Title: Re: If Only This Could Be Done
Post by: kalvado on February 22, 2025, 08:32:17 PM
Is there enough overhead room for that kind of setup?
Title: Re: If Only This Could Be Done
Post by: formulanone on February 22, 2025, 10:32:32 PM
1) They'll have to take away the overhead bin space to fit them.

2) How are flight attendants going to serve the upper deck passengers?

3) Doubts about getting everyone out consistently in an emergency.

So...not going to happen.
Title: Re: If Only This Could Be Done
Post by: wanderer2575 on February 22, 2025, 10:51:56 PM
John Madden had the right idea when he refused to fly anywhere.
Title: Re: If Only This Could Be Done
Post by: Scott5114 on February 23, 2025, 01:10:31 AM
I don't think that's AI. I think that's a prototype someone actually built.
Title: Re: If Only This Could Be Done
Post by: kalvado on February 23, 2025, 05:37:04 AM
Quote from: formulanone on February 22, 2025, 10:32:32 PM1) They'll have to take away the overhead bin space to fit them.

2) How are flight attendants going to serve the upper deck passengers?

3) Doubts about getting everyone out consistently in an emergency.

So...not going to happen.
Volume on a plane is as valuable as floor space. Many layouts would not have that overhead volume even without bins. E.g 737:
(https://leehamnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/Seating-annotated.png)
Window passenger barely fits as is.
On widebodies, there is more room, but there are other uses for the overhead space, e.g. crew bunk can go up there.
Title: Re: If Only This Could Be Done
Post by: GaryV on February 23, 2025, 07:15:09 AM
How did kernals not find this?
Title: Re: If Only This Could Be Done
Post by: SEWIGuy on February 23, 2025, 08:19:33 AM
Quote from: roadman65 on February 22, 2025, 07:56:00 PMhttps://www.instagram.com/reel/DGEV9n7Mrty/?igsh=MWlxMnBrcmRkbGszeg==

This would be nice if it weren't AI.

First of all you would need a taller fuesaloge to do this.

That would be awful
Title: Re: If Only This Could Be Done
Post by: vdeane on February 23, 2025, 03:12:17 PM
Quote from: GaryV on February 23, 2025, 07:15:09 AMHow did kernals not find this?
I honestly thought this was a K12 thread at first.
Title: Re: If Only This Could Be Done
Post by: formulanone on February 23, 2025, 07:45:14 PM
These airplane ideas come up from time to time, usually with some homespun "conspiracy" why it doesn't exist.

If airlines figured out a way to make a profitable entirely first-class airline which traveled to even one hundred destinations, they would have done it by now.
Title: Re: If Only This Could Be Done
Post by: Rothman on February 23, 2025, 09:14:59 PM
I'd love to see Grandma get up in those upper seats. :D