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RyanAir Standing Up Against Seat Belts
RyanAir's "standing-room only" seats would not provide passengers with seat belts or safety harnesses of any kind. (news.yahoo.com) Más...Sort type: [Top] [Newest]
Let me guess his next crazy idea on the list: Remove one engine from from the 737 to save on fuel
By the £1 ticket and go in a wheelchair!
Dennis, why don't you just put all the stand-up passengers in a big bubble
Techy solutions are more fun, rather than just bash a seemingly dumb idea. My pitch:
Balance on take-off and landings is not an issue. The laterals G's on NYC subways are far greater. Being a NYer I can say only newbies like tourists lose their balance, but after the first ride they're OK. A used Metrocard will qualify you for stand-up air.
Put in subway style handrails and it can work.
Sudden strong upwards motion turbulence can be countered with some kind of passive foot restraint. Or better yet... how about airline approved shoe fittings that have a light weight steel plate.
High power electro-magnets built into the floor fire when millisecond speed G sensors detect severe turbulence is imminent, keeping those standing firmly planted to the floor.
New technology can make it practical while the whole system will have little to no weight penalty. Software and sensors arm the system only where feet are present, saving energy which makes it green compliant.
Not enough? install kevlar cargo netting to keep the occasional errant standup from flying in seated space. Also microwave activated airbags in the ceiling would act as backup protection. Sounds crazy until you consider airline seats are not always bolted down.
Balance on take-off and landings is not an issue. The laterals G's on NYC subways are far greater. Being a NYer I can say only newbies like tourists lose their balance, but after the first ride they're OK. A used Metrocard will qualify you for stand-up air.
Put in subway style handrails and it can work.
Sudden strong upwards motion turbulence can be countered with some kind of passive foot restraint. Or better yet... how about airline approved shoe fittings that have a light weight steel plate.
High power electro-magnets built into the floor fire when millisecond speed G sensors detect severe turbulence is imminent, keeping those standing firmly planted to the floor.
New technology can make it practical while the whole system will have little to no weight penalty. Software and sensors arm the system only where feet are present, saving energy which makes it green compliant.
Not enough? install kevlar cargo netting to keep the occasional errant standup from flying in seated space. Also microwave activated airbags in the ceiling would act as backup protection. Sounds crazy until you consider airline seats are not always bolted down.
Ahhhh.... What ever happened to good ole duct tape and bailing wire? Versatile, inexpensive (so as not to raise passenger fares) and a proven track record for holding almost anything together for a few hours... <snicker>
Nice idea. How about offering an upgrade from duct tape and bailing wire to Velcro.
Rather than my magnetic footwear idea RyanAir can have the discount passengers ride in a segment of the plane's fuselage that g's up like a horizontal spin washer. This creates a few g's that keeps people firmly in place, no matter what turbulence occurs. It's powered by little fins in the slipstream. Aircraft systems like APU fuel and tailplane controls would go through a central ductway. I got the idea from watching the old 2001 Space Odyssey film. I have a book on weird airplanes, you should see some of the actual nutty things people did in aviation.
Rather than my magnetic footwear idea RyanAir can have the discount passengers ride in a segment of the plane's fuselage that g's up like a horizontal spin washer. This creates a few g's that keeps people firmly in place, no matter what turbulence occurs. It's powered by little fins in the slipstream. Aircraft systems like APU fuel and tailplane controls would go through a central ductway. I got the idea from watching the old 2001 Space Odyssey film. I have a book on weird airplanes, you should see some of the actual nutty things people did in aviation.
GREAT IDEA... Maybe you'd consider taking the RyanAir CEO position? Your ideas seem to be far more imaginative than O'Leary's. LMAO
Remember that in Britain, in the early years of the automobile, the law required a man with a red flag to walk in front of any motor vehicle on a public road, for safety reasons.
One could argue that all the road deaths in history could have been avoided if they did not repeal that law.