Re:Flying-V: Flying long distances energy-efficiently
by pwinnski on Tuesday June 04, 2019 @11:42AM
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Where are you seeing information about the seating in this design?
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Re:Flying-V: Flying long distances energy-efficiently
by challenger22 on Tuesday June 04, 2019 @12:04PM
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I am inferring it from the shape of the aircraft.
Re:Flying-V: Flying long distances energy-efficiently
by georgeam on Tuesday June 04, 2019 @11:54AM
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See youtube https://youtu.be/MvekG31FbJM?t=9 for an artists conception of the seating layout.
Re:Flying-V: Flying long distances energy-efficiently
by atourgates on Tuesday June 04, 2019 @01:07PM
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Looks like the plane loses a good chunk of its window seats, and another good chunk are just looking at the other half of the plane.
Not that these are deal breakers, but it's generally safe to assume that at least economy passenger experiences are going to get worse, not better.
Re:Flying-V: Flying long distances energy-efficiently
by brianbreslin on Tuesday June 04, 2019 @12:22PM
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was that video 100% auto-generated? sounded like a robotic voice.
Re:Flying-V: Flying long distances energy-efficiently
by ForHackernews on Tuesday June 04, 2019 @01:45PM
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Youtube is fully of spammy auto-generated videos reading press releases and other nonsense.
Re:Flying-V: Flying long distances energy-efficiently
by walshemj on Tuesday June 04, 2019 @04:46PM
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Yes I pray for the day when google algorithms detect this crap and deindex those.
Re:Flying-V: Flying long distances energy-efficiently
by megous on Tuesday June 04, 2019 @12:00PM
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Crash will send you flying between the seats, it looks like. The seats would need to be oriented differently.
Re:Flying-V: Flying long distances energy-efficiently
by wnevets on Tuesday June 04, 2019 @12:02PM
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Isn't that what seatbelts are for?
Re:Flying-V: Flying long distances energy-efficiently
by megous on Tuesday June 04, 2019 @12:06PM
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Only partially. Ever tried bending forward with the seatbelt on in the plane? You can easily reach with your upper body to the seat in front.
In case of a crash, the seats will move forward and then spring back, if you have your body in between of the two seats in front of you while they do this, you can easily get crushed.
Re:Flying-V: Flying long distances energy-efficiently
by nicktelford on Tuesday June 04, 2019 @12:25PM
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On planes, belts are to prevent you getting thrown in to the ceiling during turbulence. That's why you're supposed to keep them on at all times.
Re:Flying-V: Flying long distances energy-efficiently
by dsfyu404ed on Tuesday June 04, 2019 @01:23PM
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>On planes, belts are to prevent you getting thrown in to the ceiling during turbulence.
e.g. Billy Mays
Re:Flying-V: Flying long distances energy-efficiently
by sokoloff on Wednesday June 05, 2019 @05:38AM
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Heart disease, possibly incurred from cocaine use, was his cause of death. The luggage hitting his head after the tire blowout was ultimately not the cause, though was initially reported that way.
Re:Flying-V: Flying long distances energy-efficiently
by goobynight on Tuesday June 04, 2019 @11:44AM
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I don't think there is a spec, but looking at an image of a b-2 versus the image in the article should give you an idea to start with.