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Re:The 20-Hour Flight Is Coming, and It May Have a Gym and B... by Obi_Juan_Kenobi on Thursday August 30, 2018 @05:32PM (#17880980)
The higher cabin pressure of the 787 is amazing, though. I suppose if you're extra-tall it makes sense to avoid (or at least to check the seat configuration), but otherwise they're lovely aircraft.
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Re:The 20-Hour Flight Is Coming, and It May Have a Gym and B... by rogerbinns on Thursday August 30, 2018 @08:03PM (#17881896)
The higher cabin pressure is happening on all recent (large) aircraft designs. It is a result of using more composite materials and humidity control. None of that matters when the seat is smaller than you are though!
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Re:The 20-Hour Flight Is Coming, and It May Have a Gym and B... by reubenswartz on Thursday August 30, 2018 @06:48PM (#17881485)
I've taken a couple of flights on the 787 and I would swear it makes a big difference. (Or am I just "placebo effect"ing myself?)
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Re:The 20-Hour Flight Is Coming, and It May Have a Gym and B... by s0rce on Thursday August 30, 2018 @11:39PM (#17882760)
Its a big difference, basically the same as being at Lake Tahoe vs. Mammoth Lakes (if you happen to have been to these mountain places in California).
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Re:The 20-Hour Flight Is Coming, and It May Have a Gym and B... by borkt on Thursday August 30, 2018 @07:33PM (#17881751)
Its definitely a big difference. On a 12 hour flight to south america it was far more comfortable than any other similarly long flight I have taken.
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