The birth of a quieter, greener plane: 35% more fuel-efficient; Cambridge-MIT Institute's 'Silent' Aircraft Initiative

"Robert M. Gary" wrote in message
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It still remains to be seen if pax will be willing to sit in a blended
wing aircraft. There will be almost no windows and the seat
configuration will be more like a theater than a traditional airplane.
It will result in considerable disorientation for the pax. Maybe people
will get used to it, but maybe they won't. I don't have high hopes for
it.

Sitting in the middle seats of a 747, or in a BWB would be much the same.

If you give all of the passengers a LCD in front of them, and the ability to
switch to different views, I'll bet most will have no problem with it.
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Jim in NC

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"Robert M. Gary" wrote in message
ups.com...
It still remains to be seen if pax will be willing to sit in a
blended wing aircraft. There will be almost no windows and the seat
configuration will be more like a theater than a traditional
airplane. It will result in considerable disorientation for the pax.
Maybe people will get used to it, but maybe they won't. I don't have
high hopes for it.

Sitting in the middle seats of a 747, or in a BWB would be much the
same.

Exactly what I was thinking.

If you give all of the passengers a LCD in front of them, and the
ability to switch to different views, I'll bet most will have no
problem with it.

It's only recently that LCDs were available on 747s, and people weren't
complaining about not having them. I'd think that there would be some kind
of in-flight entertainment system that would satisfy most pax.

Neil

Morgans wrote:

If you give all of the passengers a LCD in front of them, and the ability to
switch to different views, I'll bet most will have no problem with it.
--

I had the same thought. Large panel LCD displays flush-mounted around
the cabin and/or individual screens at each seat. Add a few outside
view cameras (top of tail, belly, side view, etc) tied into the
entertainment system and maybe it wouldn't feel like a cattle car...