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brooklynite

(94,572 posts)
Mon Apr 16, 2018, 11:24 AM Apr 2018

These Stand-up Airplane Seats Look Like a Roller Coaster Ride

For everyone who ever fancied riding a unicycle from New York City to Miami, or from Los Angeles to San Francisco — at 30,000 feet in the air — we have found the perfect seat.

Worried about legroom onboard? No more! Stretch your legs all you want. You’ll have no pressure on your knees from the seat in front of you when you're nearly standing up.

Aviointeriors, a seat manufacturer based in Italy, has updated their stand-up seating concept that has been floating around for years (but which no airline has bought yet). The SkyRider 2.0 is the smart and modern stand-up seating solution for tomorrow’s aircraft.

So what does the SkyRider 2.0 have over the original SkyRider? As the manufacturer explains, “Ultra-high density.” In lay terms, that means these seats could fit even more people on planes.

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These Stand-up Airplane Seats Look Like a Roller Coaster Ride (Original Post) brooklynite Apr 2018 OP
RyanAir tried this -- it is illegal obamanut2012 Apr 2018 #1
yet. unblock Apr 2018 #5
because the problem with air travel is that it's too damn comfy? unblock Apr 2018 #2
Just hang them from the ceiling dalton99a Apr 2018 #3
Well, maybe if the flight were only an hour janterry Apr 2018 #4
Just means more people on the plane Yavin4 Apr 2018 #6
. poboy2 Apr 2018 #7
No way thats comfortable. Hassin Bin Sober Apr 2018 #8
Wasnt that the thing Dr. Lector was strapped into? DumpDrumpf Apr 2018 #9
The idea of... Snackshack Apr 2018 #10
It is perfectly safe if packed properly dalton99a Apr 2018 #11
😀 Snackshack Apr 2018 #12
Looks like it could be a bit rough on the bone. Scurrilous Apr 2018 #13
I'm short Sedona Apr 2018 #14
is that a toilet between the legs? GeorgeGist Apr 2018 #15
Don't give them any ideas! nt Laffy Kat Apr 2018 #16
No. Just no. Tommy_Carcetti Apr 2018 #17
Have they noticed that people Retrograde Apr 2018 #18
Fuck these vampires blake2012 Apr 2018 #19
 

janterry

(4,429 posts)
4. Well, maybe if the flight were only an hour
Mon Apr 16, 2018, 11:30 AM
Apr 2018

and if they were way more comfortable than they look.

idk. You'd think for a few hundred dollars I could at least sit down in comfort.............Where do I put my laptop? Is there a 'workspace' tray??

Yavin4

(35,439 posts)
6. Just means more people on the plane
Mon Apr 16, 2018, 11:31 AM
Apr 2018

So instead of your knees being crushed, you will be suffocated. Great. What's not to like?

Snackshack

(2,541 posts)
10. The idea of...
Mon Apr 16, 2018, 11:48 AM
Apr 2018

Standing people up in planes has been kicked around for decades but never done...yet. Because of safety regs and lack of industry wide adoption of the idea.

Retrograde

(10,136 posts)
18. Have they noticed that people
Mon Apr 16, 2018, 01:47 PM
Apr 2018

have different length legs? Mine are shorter than average, Mr. Retrograde's are longer than average. If these devices are designed for an "average" leg length - and even that will vary by country - how comfortable are people who don't fall into that range going to be?

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