Airline seat

Airplane seats or airplane seats are anchored on rails at the bottom of an airplane seating. The seats are covered with either textiles or in leather. They are different depending on the equipment comfortably arranged ( in commercial air transportation depending on the booking class ) and in the cabins in rows next to and behind one another. Depending on the flight duration aircraft seats must meet a number of tasks and are, therefore, equipped with corresponding functions.

Seat assembly

The arrangement of the rows of seats depends primarily on the inner width of the fuselage, on the other hand also on the dimensions of the seats. Usual arrangements range from 1-1 (one seat, aisle, seating ) in very small machines to 3-4-3 on the Boeing 747 and the Airbus A380. Asymmetrical arrangements are rare and are actually only available as 1-2 or 2-3.

They are individually identified alphanumeric rule, that is, first by row numbered and secondly for location alongside sorted and labeled with a letter, eg 48 A ( row 48, in the direction of flight of the first space of the series). Some airlines (eg Lufthansa and Condor ) skip labeling the 13th row with the number 13 instead follows after row 12, row 14 This is due to the fact that the number 13 considered in some regions of the world as an unlucky number will. The award of the letters does not always continuously from left to right. So seat 31A can be located right next to 31C. The letter I is usually not awarded.

In higher classes of travel fewer seats per row are usually mounted as in economy class because of the larger seat widths. Some of the seats are there not strictly aligned with the longitudinal axis of the aircraft, but at an angle to it ( herringbone ). This ensures that each seat can be reached from the corridor without crossing the footwell of another seat.

Usually, all the seats for travelers are always mounted in the flight direction, ie there is no opposite side seats such as in large buses. However, British Airways resulted in their business class new seats, in which passengers sit opposite to the direction of flight partially. Some seats for flight attendants are also mounted opposite to the direction of flight, including so that the passengers and luggage compartments during take-off or landing in the eye can be kept.

Equipment

About the seats a tableau is mounted in the commercial aviation sector to which switch, reading lights and air vents are located. Moreover - along the direction of flight - are auf-/einklappbare subjects ( bulkhead ) for storage of carry-on luggage available. These need to be shared with other passengers and be closed for safety reasons in takeoffs and landings. Waste container, there is usually only in the corridors near the galley. The head restraints are now covered by default for reasons of hygiene with a Antimakassar.

On the previous seat is usually a pocket for magazines etc. as well as a herauf-/herunterklappbares tray for eating or reading. Modern long-haul aircraft also have a small screen mounted on the back of the front seat with switches, to watch movies or listen to music ( in-flight entertainment ). The seat is in front of a wall, so these elements are built into the wall in front of the seat or on the armrest.

In economy class, passengers must share the armrest with one another when they have lateral neighbors. The armrest often are controls for the individual tilt adjustment, a pull-out ashtray and sometimes mounts for a wired remote control of the screen in the front seat.

Seat pitch

The pitch is defined as the distance between the corresponding parts of two consecutively arranged seats, he is depending on class of service for intercontinental flights between about 79 cm and more than 2 meters. Important for the perception of comfort is the legroom, the distance between the front edge of seat and backrest of the front seat or to a fore wall; critical is the space for the knees. A large seat pitch makes it possible to tilt the seat back far to the rear, and thus to achieve a comfortable sleeping position, in extreme cases, a horizontal surface. Furthermore, the distance to the neighbor, the inclination angle and the seat width is critical to the comfort of an aircraft seat. Partially, an adjustable footrest, which is located under the front seat for the feet, held up.

Security

For security reasons, on the instructions of the pilots, mostly by signal passengers to belt, take-offs and landings and the staff. This belt has a center lock and is guided around the basin.

In a plane crash or a forced landing is recommended that the Brace position to take. Thereby reducing the force of an impact to a minimum.

Below or above the seats is usually a lifejacket Ditchings stowed, partially also serves as the seat cover float.

The remuneration (textiles, synthetic leather, leather) made ​​of fire retardant material.

Occupancy

For air travel also a seat reservation is common. Many travel agencies have a seating plan for an aircraft model, for example, for a window seat reservation. The latter is popular not only because of the view, but also because of the possibility to lean on while sleeping. Seats at exits are partially preferably be awarded to existing customers or only for additional charge. This is due mostly to the greater legroom in these seats.

An exception is the practice in many low cost airlines open seating, ie is the free choice of seats that works by first served basis ( first- come, first -served ). Sometimes you can always book at the low cost airlines surcharge a specific seat or buy the privilege to belong to the first boarding group.

Manufacturer

Third largest aircraft seat manufacturer in the world is the German company Recaro Aircraft Seating GmbH & Co. KG. Another provider is the Airbus subsidiary Sogerma.