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T100: short-haul innovation
The T100 is a concept conceived
by TU Delft in cooperation with
Embraer with the aim of creating
a short-haul economy seat with
a focus on passenger privacy.
Key to the T100 design is its
supportive backrest, made from
mesh fabric with a cocoonshaped
structural composite
shell that creates privacy, further
enhanced by a side and middle
headrest that creates further
visual privacy.
The T100’s composite
shell consists of a blend of
recyclable flax fibre and PLA,
making it sustainable as well as
lightweight, at 15.9kg. The team
also found a few unconventional
ways to further reduce weight.
For example, the armrests
have been shortened by one
third, and the middle armrest
redesigned to allow for a shared
configuration. The reclining
mechanism was also omitted
and the tray table shortened
and optimised for tablet and
smartphone usage. Additional
knee space has been created by
indenting the composite shell
along the bottom, a feature
which also adds to the structural
rigidity of the shell.
A low-cost Series 6 A seat for Asian markets
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JUNE 2019
The Super Eco Seat
is part of the FUCAM
project (FUture Cabin
for the Asian Market), an
Airbus project with nine
design partners looking
at ideas for conceptual
cabin designs that would
suit the Asian market in
2025 onwards. The seat,
a collaborative design
project with Madridbased
studio, Mormedi
is a look at high-density
economy seating ideas
for this market.
Based on studies of
the Asian market and
passenger specifics, a
concept was developed
providing high-density
main deck layouts and
dedicated seat design
in combination with
modular lower deck
facilities addressing the
needs of mid-haul Asian
passengers.
Lightweight, adaptable
and customisable,
the configuration of
the Super Eco Seat
is optimised for a
high-density cabin,
particularly for LCCs
looking to offer the
lowest fares possible
in combination with
ancillary revenues.
The lower deck
facilities use the existing
cargo space and provide
a fixed installation with
lowered floor, where
restrooms and an
‘Airlounge’ is installed.
Additional standard
container-based
‘Experience Modules’
can be installed and
easily exchanged to
adapt the lower deck
experience to the
flight destination or
a dedicated service.
Acro has unveiled the
production version of its
Series 6LC fixed-back
seat, a new entry-level
version of the Series 6.
The 6LC is designed as a
minimalist, lightweight
and low-cost seat for the
A319, A320 and A321,
and Acro is also looking
at developing a version
for twin-aisle aircraft.
The Series 6LC retains
a key feature of Series 6:
the 1in wider middle seat,
in this case 18in.
The Series 6LC features
a pre-reclined fixed back,
with an upper literature
pocket and sliding table.
The styling is minimal,
as is the complexity of
the structure and the
number of moving parts,
which helps bring weight
below 9kg per pax.
Additional options
include comfort seat
covers from Tapis, a crew
step, lower literature
pocket and USB type A
and C provisioning.
Acro has stated that
it has secured a major
American LCC as a launch
customer for Series 6LC.
THE T100’S TRAY TABLE CAN BE
FOLDED INTO THE SEATBACK,
CREATING A FLUSH SURFACE THAT
BLENDS TOGETHER WITH
THE MESH BACK PANEL. THIS
PANEL ALSO ACTS AS HOLDER,
PLACED AT EYE LEVEL.
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