jenius wrote:
> On Jun 10, 12:09 pm, "Bob Myers" wrote:
>> AES wrote:
>>> In article <20090610024712.A88CB4E...@poisonous.dizum.com>,
>>> fi...@friendly-skies.com (Fiona) wrote:
>>
>>>> In the 1950s, a Harvard University study of New England passenger
>>>> trains concluded that the minimum acceptable seat width was 18
>>>> inches, and that was the norm on most passenger aircraft. But in
>>>> 1954 the Boeing 707 was designed with a cabin allowing only
>>>> 17-inch-wide coach seats, needing the narrow body to give the plane
>>>> the speed and range to fly coast-to-coast.
>>
>>>> Boeing stuck with that layout for the 737 and 757 jets, despite
>>>> complaints that coach seats were too narrow; widening aircraft adds
>>>> weight and makes jets more expensive to fly. The first 737s were
>>>> originally designed for short trips, so tight seating was
>>>> considered adequate. Later versions had better wings and engines
>>>> for longer range - and the same 17-inch seats. There's been no
>>>> accommodation for wider passengers since.
>>
>>> Glad to see this stated so clearly and authoritatively here.
>>
>> Indeed. So seat width has not increased since the 1950s, and if
>> anything seat pitch has decreased slightly on average - while the
>> average size of an adult human being has increased in all dimensions.
> i don't know anyone thats not anorexic that has a 17" ass do you? j
Yep, hordes of asians are like that and plenty of kids too.
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