RE: 180° reclining seat for every passenger?

777crazy:

I agree with you completely. For this reason meals will be simple, such as sandwiches and the like—things that don’t need to be hot. Plus, passengers can have permanent access to a self-service snack bar.

I’m sure that many of us would much rather eat a nice sandwich and go to sleep instead of being given the choice of chicken or fish and having to sit for ten hours or so in a cramped seat.

Very good point though. 🙂

RE: 180° reclining seat for every passenger?

GZYL:

Thanks for your reply, I’m glad that to know that you like the overall idea of the ABH system.

Regarding materials, the company behind the ABH project is AirDesign, they specialize in automotive design and manufacture high precision sport accessories and equipment for automobiles—as well as other products meant for architectural use—that are manufactured with state-of-the-art thermo-set composite plastic materials, like injection structural polyurethane, injection high-density flexible polyurethane, and others. This gives us first-hand knowledge about the range of costs of the materials and mechanisms involved in the construction of ABH modules. The ABH concept’s materials and mechanisms are designed to be simple and of low cost, both in their production and maintenance.

Regards

RE: 180° reclining seat for every passenger?

Andrew (A330Crazy):

Many thanks for the warm welcome and for your comments about the ABH concept. 🙂

Regarding you concern:

As Andrew M says, this is a sturdy structure, but of course it would have to be made with the best materials and engineering, and it would certainly need to be tested in order to reach the highest levels of safety as possible. I feel I should add that ABH modules contribute to protect passengers from shocks, flying objects, and fire or spraying of fuels, in very much the same way that monocoque-built cockpits of Formula 1 racers protect the pilots, saving their lives in accidents of impressive violence.

Andrew M:

Thank you for your kind reply, I’m glad to know you also liked the idea.

Regarding your points:

Only the most sophisticated composite plastic materials will be used to manufacture ABH modules, these materials are very lightweight and strong. Also, the monocoque construction design, with multiple union/fastening points allows for very light yet highly reinforced and flexible structures. Conventional seats are only attached to the aircraft’s structural elements at one point, which means they must be highly reinforced and, thus, heavier. Moreover, hand baggage compartments in conventional cabins must also be highly reinforced because they are hanging from the ceiling; in the ABH design all hand baggage compartments have multiple union/fastening and support points. This ensures that the ABH design will be at least as light—if not lighter—than conventional seats and hand baggage bins.

Flight attendants can distribute simple meals in practical containers. These containers can be set inside the modules before passengers come on board or even handed to them when they are in their modules.

Only pax in to the sides of the cabin will get a real window seat, but everyone will have a virtual “window”. This can be seen at the end of the Concept section of the ABH website: http://www.airbornehotel.com

GZYL, Hand87_5, and wysiwyg:

Thank you for your replies and interest in the ABH concept.

This concept has not been tested yet. Therefore, it is not possible to determine with accuracy whether it would be faster for pax to disembark a conventional cabin as opposed to an ABH cabin. However, I feel it is important to highlight that although the ABH cabin design has three levels in economy-class, it also provides three aisles. This alone can prove to be a very important advantage in an evacuation.
In present cabin configurations, it is not possible to leap over seats in order to advance towards the front or rear of the plane, so this leaves just the two aisles for evacuation. Moreover, the design of ABH modules permits passengers to move across the cabin—in three levels—and reach other aisles in case one of them has an obstruction.

Cheers! 🙂