Saddle seats? On an airplane? (company has developed a new seat with less room...)

Money Central MSN ^ | Kim Peterson

[a fool in paradise]

...so some people aren't thrilled with the idea of a stand-up airline seat. How about a saddle seat that threatens injury to your private parts?

That's what one Italian company has come up with, CNBC reports. It's developed what it calls the SkyRider, a seat with a 23-inch pitch or less.

A 23-inch pitch means there's 23 inches of passenger space between the seats. That's at least 8 inches less than what you normally get in economy class, writes Jane Wells.

But that's not the worst part. The company, Aviointeriors, says sitting in the seat is similar to riding on a "touring motor-scooter."

..."Meet the airline seat that will destroy your crotch," writes Chris Morran on the Consumerist. "One turbulent flight and we're all asking for ice packs."

The company says its seats are comfortable. "Cowboys ride eight hours on their horses during the day and still feel comfortable in the saddle," a company executive told USA Today...

But the pictures just don't make the case. After looking at these, I think we'll all be clamoring for the stand-up seats that European airline RyanAir is proposing...

[a fool in paradise]

"Meet the airline seat that will destroy your crotch," writes Chris Morran on the Consumerist. "One turbulent flight and we're all asking for ice packs."

[a fool in paradise]

http://www.aviointeriors.it/index.php?option=com_k2&view=item&id=141:aviointeriors-launches-a-super-high-density-seat&Itemid=155

Aviointeriors launches an ultra high density seat!

[a fool in paradise]

I think I've found a solution to space problems on air flights.

[Gaffer]

That’s a cool picture...let’s see what happens to her smile when to behemoths grap the seats on either side of her. Standard practice for them is to grab the middle armrests and yank them up before even considering getting out of the aisle.....

[brytlea]

How ‘bout they just shoot you up with some Versed and strap you into little boxes. That way you won’t remember you had a bad time and they can ship lots and lots of people, kind of like cargo...

[JoeProBono]

[a fool in paradise]

If they can build a terlit into the seat, you won’t even need to stand up once the flight begins.

[albie]

“Cowboys ride eight hours on their horses during the day and still feel comfortable in the saddle,”

...”Brokeback Mountain” cowboys maybe...

[DManA]

Please PLEASE nobody tell the airlines about this: http://www.bogoboo.com/bizarre-park-bench-spikes/

[moehoward]

No thanks. I'll take this one.

[delapaz]

death to the designers. That’s just evil.

[Vaquero]

To Infinity and Beyond

[dblshot]

Cowboys ride eight hours on their horses during the day and still feel comfortable in the saddle,"
Podna, it takes a lot of saddle time to build up to 8 hours in a saddle and ya'll still be walking like you got a catus in yer pants when you finally git off. Them city slickes will be squirming like Obama at a press conference for half an hour. What's next, passing a canteen around for water?

[James C. Bennett]

On Gizmodo, last night, the joke was that the smile on this woman's face had something to do with the aircraft turbulence being transmitted onto the saddles... LOL!

[combat_boots]

I take it this doubles as an ejection seat, a la Bond cars. Does it come with a jet pack or parachute?

[Gaffer]

Yeah! I wanna be sittin next to a buffalo taking a stationary dump in-flight...yessir....

[raybbr]

"One turbulent flight and we're all asking for ice packs."

Uh huh. Tell us again why women like riding Harley's???????????

[Gaffer]

Must have been designed by a woman....I don’t see no place for a pair of balls....

[SW6906]

"Yeah! I wanna be sittin next to a buffalo taking a stationary dump in-flight...yessir...."

Moochelle Obama doesn't fly coach.