Towards a hybrid comfortable passenger cabin interior for the flying V aircraft

Vink, P.; Rotte, Thomas C.; Anjani, Shabila; Percuoco, Chiara; Vos, Roelof

doi:10.15394/ijaaa.2020.1431

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“…6) contributes to the positive comfort experience. This influence was affirmed in a previous study (Vink et al 2020), though in that study participants mentioned more complaints like that the seat was hard and that the backrest angle should be more backwards. Some participants also mentioned that the arm rest is of hard plastic.…”

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“…1.1 A New Aircraft: The Flying V Flying V is a new type of long-haul aircraft under development (Fig. 1), whose form will allow a reduction of 20% in energy consumption due to its unique shape (Vink et al 2020). The Flying V does not consist of a traditionally configured circular fuselage with a set of wings, but the passenger cabin, cargo hold and fuel tanks are integrated in the wing structure of the Flying V. At the moment, the Flying V is designed to use traditional kerosene engines, but also carbon neutral ways of propulsion, like hydrogen or synthetic kerosene, are under study.…”

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A Staggered Seat is Beneficial for the Flying V Aircraft

Vink

Anjani

Percuoco

et al. 2021

Proceedings of the 21st Congress of the International Ergonomics Association (IEA 2021)

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Staggered seats might be a solution for a V-shaped aircraft (the Flying V). The cabin longitudinal axis of this airplane has a 26°angle with respect to the direction of flight. When seats are positioned in the direction of flight, they consequently have an angle to the cabin and become staggered. It is unknown whether the comfort of this staggered seat is appreciated. In this study, 117 participants tested the comfort and the privacy experience in this staggered seat compared with a regular aircraft seat. The experiment showed that both comfort and privacy were significantly better in the staggered seats. However, the analysis is based on short-term evaluations, which means that long-term effects still need to be studied and also the effects of groups travelling together need to be investigated.

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A Staggered Seat is Beneficial for the Flying V Aircraft

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Anjani

Percuoco

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Proceedings of the 21st Congress of the International Ergonomics Association (IEA 2021)

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“…Also, there is much variation in interiors and the answers are strongly dependent on what type of seats, airplane or train the participants used and how connections were and whether the participants have a train station or airport nearby. Research showed that there was a clear preference for one out of four very different aircraft seats 18 and even a small change in pitch or seat width has influence on comfort. 2 So, the seat itself might have much influence.…”

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Passenger reasons for mobility transition from jet to train and turboprop

Vink¹,

Vledder²,

Monteiro³

et al. 2022

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Turboprop airplanes and trains have the potential in being more sustainable for short distance travels. This paper focuses on identifying factors that influence passengers in the selection of transport. A questionnaire was developed by 4 experts and used in 3 workshops with 58 aircraft interior design experts. Besides, the answers of 20 passengers were incorporated as well for a holistic view of different stake holders. Results indicated that comfort, efficiency and sustainability are three categories of factors that influence the choice, where the leading factors are space, waiting time, seat and air quality. For traveling less than 250 km the train is the prefered. Twenty seven % has a preference for the turboprop airplanes for a distance of approximately 500 km. Next to the seat, noise is the second major barrier for the choice of the turboprop. Participants also complain about the outdated image of turboprops. This implies that 1) the environmental impact should be presented to the passengers in the selection process to raise their sustainability concerns; 2) in the design of interior for turboprop, seat comfort and noisie reduction are concerns that should be taken into consideration designing the interior. Exciting elements in the design should be considered as well for stimulating a more sustainable way of travel.

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“…This might be an issue as it Semi-Fowler's position has been shown to be more effective than a supine position in hemodynamic stability of patients with head injury [8]. In designing the bed in a new aircraft (the Flying V, see Vink et al [9]) where smartphones could be used, we found a gap in knowledge of which angle for the trunk support passengers prefer for smartphone use. This knowledge might be relevant in other areas as well such as submarines, trains or capsule hotels where smartphone use in bed might be increasing.…”

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Comfort and discomfort during smartphone use on a bed

Udomboonyanupap

Boess

Monteiro

et al. 2021

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BACKGROUND: The number of smartphone users is immense. People can do ever more with a smartphone. Smartphones are used everywhere, including in bed and on the sofa. The awkward postures taken in these situations affect comfort and discomfort. In designing a bed, it might be useful to know which position is comfortable for smartphone use on a bed. OBJECTIVE: The objective was to define the most comfortable trunk angle for smartphone use on a bed. METHODS: To study comfort and discomfort, 52 participants were asked to use the smartphone on a bed. The trunk angle of this bed was adjusted to 6 positions from flat to upright and for each angle the comfort and discomfort was recorded. RESULTS: The results showed that the participants prefer a trunk angle range around 120 and 142 degrees. At the best trunk angle 29% of the participants felt comfort in the legs, 25% in the upper back and 16% in the shoulders. However, in this position 36% also mentioned discomfort in the lower back and 24 % in the neck. CONCLUSIONS: For smartphone use a bed is preferable which enables a trunk angle of around 120–140 degrees. For the legs this is comfortable. However, for the neck and upper back the problem of discomfort still needs attention.

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Towards a hybrid comfortable passenger cabin interior for the flying V aircraft

Cited by 7 publications

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A Staggered Seat is Beneficial for the Flying V Aircraft

A Staggered Seat is Beneficial for the Flying V Aircraft

Passenger reasons for mobility transition from jet to train and turboprop

Comfort and discomfort during smartphone use on a bed

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