The Essential Guide to the Weirdest Airline Seats Ever Conceived
Photo Credit: Patent illustration of Zodiac's Economy nested forward/aft cabin concept. Zodiac Aerospace
Skift Take
We're still gonna keep looking at these oddities, because they're so darned amusing. Plus, we know you worry and we're here to help.
Zodiac Aerospace’s proposed bee-hive cabin lay-out for its HD31-3 seat concept has leaked in patent land.
It reveals a nightmarish cabin concept of forward/aft seat nests that could have you running for shelter in the nearest regional bus service or subway car.
Skift asks that you remain calm while viewing these troubling images.
Forward-aft seats and nested seating are nothing new in aviation. You’ve probably already flown on some forward/aft nested seats in today’s lavish Business Classes. If you’re old enough, you’ll remember flying on forward/aft facing triples on Southwest airlines back in the day.
Where forward/aft has taken off in Business, it’s resulted in some very comfortable seats.
Of course, the big difference with Zodiac’s HD31-3 honey-making cabin is that it’s an economy seat proposal. As presented, it would have passengers overlapping, leg to shoulders. But that’s not all bad.
Passengers with broad shoulders would have more
