SEATS IN AIRLINERS
PASSENGERS MAY FACE TAIL ' (Rec. 10.45 a.m.) i „ LONDON, February 3. R.A.F. Transport' Command tests may result in the seats in British ah - liners being turned round so that the passengers face the aircrafts tail, says the Evening News. British airlines are also experimenting. A technical official said the back-ward-facing seats provided a greater safety factor in an emergency as the back of the seat took all the weight. The arrangement should also give greater comfort. The companies will obtain the public’s reaction to such a drastic change by introducing a few backwardfacing seats in some planes.
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Greymouth Evening Star, 4 February 1947, Page 5
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