Anti turbulence????

Motion sickness on planes will become a thing of the past for nine out of 10 sufferers thanks to technology that will make flying in the next generation of aircraft much smoother.
A new study shows flight systems in Boeing’s new 787 Dreamliner can stop motion sickness in 88 per cent of sufferers by quickly moving to smooth out in-flight bumps.

The extensive research that went into developing the plane included a look at what kind of turbulence affected those people severely hit by motion sickness.

“This airplane’s much more agile than previous systems have been because of processing speed and the ability of flight controls to react quickly,” Boeing’s passenger satisfaction and revenue director Klaus Brauer said at this weekend’s roll-out of the new aircraft.

“The question for passengers was, ‘What can we do with that?’ The result was a gust-suppression system that detects turbulence through sensors mounted in the nose of the aircraft and quickly activates certain flight control surfaces to dramatically reduce the magnitude and frequency of buffeting.”

Smoother flights are one of several improvements that passengers will notice when the new plane, unveiled yesterday at Boeing’s factory in Seattle, goes into service with Qantas in about August next year. Qantas will become the world’s biggest airline operator of the 787 after it announced over the weekend that it would order up to 40 more aircraft. The plane will be used by Qantas and Jetstar for international and domestic operations, with Jetstar receiving the first 15.

Other improvements include increases in cabin pressure, humidity and air filtration that will make flying more comfortable.

The airline’s carbon composite construction makes it less susceptible to fatigue and corrosion.

Cabin noise can contribute to a passenger’s sense of fatigue but the new engine technology will make the plane quieter for those inside and on the ground.

Boeing designers have also attempted to address the psychological impact of flying by redesigning the interior to make it appear more spacious and by providing windows 60 per cent bigger than in present planes.