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Video answers: ‘Why aren’t the windows aligned with the seats on planes?’

Here are the answers to last Friday’s video, enjoy!

Suggested ICAO level for video: 5+

  1. Manufacturers design their planes with the general idea of matching the rows of seats with the location of windows.
  2. The problem is that the final position of the seats is left to each individual airline.
  3. Tracks on the floor allow for maximum flexibility in the positioning of seats.
  4. It’s the distance between a point on a seat and the same point on the seat in front of or behind it.
  5. It has decreased significantly from 34-inches a few decades ago to 31-inches today.
  6. The width of the seat is also changing, decreasing from around 18-inches in the past to as low as 16.7-inches on some flights.
  7. There is no specific limit, but an airline has to be able to evacuate its planes in less than 90 seconds, with only half of the exits available for the evacuation.

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Video: ‘Why aren’t the windows aligned with the seats on planes?’

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This week’s video describes why the windows on a plane don’t match up with the position of the rows of seats on board. Watch to find out why.

Try to answer the following questions about the video and come back on Monday for the answers.

Suggested ICAO level for video: 5+

  1. How do manufacturers design their planes in relation to the rows of seats?
  2. Why is there a problem?
  3. What allows for easy repositioning of the seats on board?
  4. What is seat pitch?
  5. How has seat pitch changed over time?
  6. What other dimensions are changing?
  7. What limit is there to the number of seats on board a plane?

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