Just killing a few hours at work and came across this option for the larger 777’s
http://www.boeing.com/commercial/777family/osu/osu_3.html
Why hasn’t anyone ever thought of this before? And how long will it be before they try gettin PAX up there 😀
Never knew they offered anthing like that as an option!
By: symon - 14th December 2005 at 01:31
Very nice idea! Would come in handy for people like UAE, BA, ANZ who will be using these on long flights.
Can you imagine how spooked passengers will be when they hear footsteps above them, and not realise where it’s coming from :p
By: adamdowley - 13th December 2005 at 23:48
i believe that a few airlines have chosen this sort of thing, although i am not entirely sure.
In its current design, the Airbus A350 is to include a crew rest area below and behind the cockpit, using the space which was originally given over to the avionics bay. the newer A340/330 family also has the option.
so, its not really a new idea.
the idea, i think, came about when aircraft became capable of really really long flights, and when you have really really long flights, you need atleast 2 flight deck crews, and possibly more flight attendants. so, this is where the non flying crews go until it is time for them to take over the flight from the first crew.
before the manufacturers started to utilise these underfloor, or overhead spaces, the crew rest areas were behind the cockpit. if you put them elsewhere, you could probably use the now free space for more passenger seats – attractive to the airlines of course.
thats how i understand it anyway
🙂
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December 13, 2005 at 11:19 pm