Zodiac Seats UK Limited

Etihad Airways

John McKeever

Ali Ersan

Richard Nicholas

Andrew Michael Williams

Edson Alexandrino

An aircraft cabin () has a plurality of seat units () including first () and second () seat units in a first row () and a third seat unit () in a second row (). The first and second seat units () are separated by an aisle (). The seats all face in the same direction (), said direction () being inclined to the longitudinal axis () by a seat offset angle (S&#x3b8;), and are configurable between a bed mode and a seat mode. A console () of the first seat unit () is directly adjacent to the aisle () and accommodates a foot-well () for use by a passenger in the seat () of the third seat unit (). At least a part of the console () of the first seat unit (), in a region no higher than a first distance from the floor, extends further into the aisle () than the rest of the first seat unit () in a region higher than the first distance from the floor.

High density aircraft seat arrangement

Seating for a transport vehicle

The seats are swivellable about axes () and arranged with their axes in column axes (). The seats each have a direction () extending from the middle of the seat back through the middle of the seat cushion (), intersecting the seat's swivel axis. Extending equally on either side of the seat direction is defined a seat projection () forwards of the seat cushion and having the same width as the seat cushion. The swivel is set up to allow the seat to be turned through 6 from 17.5 to the longitudinal axis of the column (and the aircraft to be equipped with the seats) to 23.5. At 17.5, as in column IV, the seats partially face the seats in front in the column. This is the maximum angle at which the regulatory authorities will allow a lap belt only to be worn by a passenger for TTL. When the seats are swivelled outwards to 23.5, they face the space () along side the seat in front and can be converted to bed mode.

Aircraft seat

Seating

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