philidor
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Post by philidor on Mar 21, 2014 17:31:47 GMT 1
Airbus will raise the floor 2 inches to maintain 18" wide seats. Yes, that's the main feature of the 11-abreast layout. I wonder however whether all future frames will feature the higher floor height / reduced headroom. Will the lower floor height be kept for 10-abreast frames (= even more customization) ? Looking at Airbus' pictures, I cannot answer that question. |
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Post by XWB on Mar 21, 2014 17:33:43 GMT 1
I have no idea although I assume it will be optional. It does not make sense to increase airframe weight for the 10-abreast cabin.
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Post by FabienA380 on Mar 21, 2014 18:01:17 GMT 1
I guess if it goes that way, it might kill forever a hypothetical A380-900... As we were mentioning earlier as well, it seems to me that evacuation procedures/tests might have to be redone, with such thin aisles?... Fabien  |
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Post by Baroque on Mar 21, 2014 22:26:49 GMT 1
I guess if it goes that way, it might kill forever a hypothetical A380-900... If they don't do the A380-900, they're left with having produced a rather inefficient design at the moment then. The A380 wings are oversized for the -800 and was built with the stretch in mind.  |
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philidor
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Post by philidor on Mar 22, 2014 13:46:20 GMT 1
As we were mentioning earlier as well, it seems to me that evacuation procedures/tests might have to be redone, with such thin aisles?... Fabien I don't think so, Airbus' new layout certainly complies with existing regulations. A simulation might be provided by Airbus. |
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philidor
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Post by philidor on Mar 22, 2014 13:48:56 GMT 1
The -900 is in long-term plans, though its detailed design might be changed. The only question is when will the market require it - it might be 15 years from now ...
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Post by bvb09 on Mar 22, 2014 21:41:18 GMT 1
to me, these pictures look somewhat weird, perhaps as if digitally altered. The main difference seems to be the width of the aisles, which doesn't really make sense (look how wide the aisle between the C and D seat seems to be at 3-4-3 compared to 3-5-3). Furthermore the seats (especially in the 3-5-3 configuration) don't seem to have identical width. Maybe part of this effect might have to do with the angle, but I'm not convinced that these pictures are for real. I think the 3-4-3 is a bit more zoomed in. You can see the windows in the 3-5-3 are smaller and you can see a bit more of the foreground, especially if you look at the extra window visible on the right. I noticed that as well, but I still think there is something wrong, probably with the 3-4-3 Picture, where in my opinion the aisle is much wider than required. AFAIK the aisles in Economy usually are 17in. Or is that different on (EK's) A380 aircraft (Unfortunately, I have never been on one)? |
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Post by chornedsnorkack on Mar 23, 2014 8:04:28 GMT 1
As we were mentioning earlier as well, it seems to me that evacuation procedures/tests might have to be redone, with such thin aisles?... Fabien I don't think so, Airbus' new layout certainly complies with existing regulations. A simulation might be provided by Airbus. Repeating the question, where does the sixth door pair on main deck go? |
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Post by addasih on Apr 2, 2014 16:26:39 GMT 1
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Post by xxxx on Apr 2, 2014 23:17:40 GMT 1
I'll be there...anyone else? |
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