Redesigning Passenger Airplanes

Existing planes divide the cylindrical fuselage in half, with the luggage in the bottom and the passengers on the top. Why not put the luggage on the top and the seats on the bottom, and then stagger the seats up the curved sides of the plane, like in a trireme? There'd be ore elbow room, easier accessibility for stewardesses, and a better view of the ground for people with window seats.

December 11, 1995

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