Sep
2010
Satan – Airline Seat Designer
Apparently Hell is getting its own airline, and it needed some specially designed seats that would be as uncomfortable as possible.
Steven and I actually discussed these seats on last night’s episode of Braindead Techcast, but I honestly couldn’t stop staring at these hideous contraptions once the show ended.
The SkyRider seats will be unveiled next week at Aircraft Interiors Expo Americas trade show and are designed with low-cost airlines in mind, and will have no more than 23-inches between the seat backs. Here they are in all their hideous glory.
So, apparently you’ll be flying in a nearly standing position, with no under seat storage and I’m assuming the triangular thing would be your flotation device as there is no way the seat would work.
And how are any larger-than-average people going to fly in these “seats”? I’m not just talking weight, but also tall people. As you can see by the woman in the picture, her legs angle considerably, and the longer the legs, the more severe the angle will be. Seeing as I’m 6’4″, I can only imagine the pain I would be in after even a very short flight.
I understand that airlines want to maximize their profits, but there is a point where the old saying that passengers are treated like cattle gets just a bit too realistic.
Hopefully airlines will think about this carefully before they purchase them, but somehow I see these showing up in our futures, and we should all be horrified.
Eddie | June 9th, 2011 at 3:32 am #
As the knees still pop out why just not support them with a propper SEAT?