Staggered seats might be a solution for a V-shaped aircraft (the Fly-ing V). The cabin longitudinal axis of this airplane has a 26 degrees angle with respect to the direction of flight. When seats are positioned in the direction of flight, they consequently have an angle to the cabin and become staggered. It is unknown whether the comfort of this staggered seat is appreciated. In this study, 117 participants tested the comfort and the privacy experience in this staggered seat compared with a regular aircraft seat. The experiment showed that both comfort and privacy were significantly better in the staggered seats. However, the analysis is based on short-term evaluations, which means that long-term effects still need to be studied and also the effects of groups travel-ling together need to be investigated.
A Staggered Seat is Beneficial for the Flying V Aircraft / Vink, P.; Anjani, S.; Percuoco, C.; Vos, R.; Vanacore, A.. - III Sector based Ergonomics:(2021), pp. 184-190. [10.1007/978-3-030-74608-7_24]
A Staggered Seat is Beneficial for the Flying V Aircraft
Percuoco C.;Vanacore A.
2021
Abstract
Staggered seats might be a solution for a V-shaped aircraft (the Fly-ing V). The cabin longitudinal axis of this airplane has a 26 degrees angle with respect to the direction of flight. When seats are positioned in the direction of flight, they consequently have an angle to the cabin and become staggered. It is unknown whether the comfort of this staggered seat is appreciated. In this study, 117 participants tested the comfort and the privacy experience in this staggered seat compared with a regular aircraft seat. The experiment showed that both comfort and privacy were significantly better in the staggered seats. However, the analysis is based on short-term evaluations, which means that long-term effects still need to be studied and also the effects of groups travel-ling together need to be investigated.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
