SE AT ING INNOVAT ION
HIGH-DENSITY COMFORT
Another new Acro long-haul economy class
seat is the S6HD (series 6 high density),
designed with the A330 in mind. According
to Acro the architecture of the A330 cabin
creates unique spatial challenges, so this
seat has been designed to optimise the
available cabin space and achieve a 3-3-3
configuration at a 17in seat width with a
16.7in aisle, whilst maximising comfort and
living space levels. The tapered design of
the seat and its soft-touch headrest have
been sculpted to optimise space in line with
the curvature of the A330 cabin sidewalls.
As with ASP (see p61), weight has been
considered through the single-piece
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composite backrest, the lightweight
aluminium primary structure, injectionmoulded
seatback shroud, injectionmoulded
aisle bumpers, and soft-touch
two-shot injection-moulded armrest caps.
The Series 6HD features Acro’s unique
seat recline latch, which is intuitively
located on the front spar area, and a range
of baseline and optional features for
airline and leasing company customers.
Options include provision for USB
sockets and 10in IFE, a lower
literature pocket, front row
IFE, a crew step, and duallanguage
placarding.
• Minimum pitch: 29in
Space For All Lightweight engineering
HAECO Cabin Solutions has reengineered its Vector model from the
seat track up to create additional weight and cost savings (< 8.3kg fully
dressed). The result is the Vector Light, an economy model for singleaisle
aircraft, which is designed to enhance passenger living space and
comfort at a narrow pitch, aided by its tapered design.
The weight reductions have been achieved through the use of
advanced materials, including titanium armrests and track fittings,
an optimised composite backrest, a ‘Cristal Flex’ seat pan and forged
seat spreaders. The patent-pending canted seat leg design allows for
multiple combinations of aisle width and seat width,.
Bulkhead seats are preferred by many travellers as they can
offer extra legroom as well as bassinet fixings. The Space For
All ‘SFA’ concept from Adient Aerospace enhances the front
row seat experience with a mechanism that extends out
from the lower bulkhead wall. When locked in position, SFA
provides each passenger with an extended flat surface to
use as a lounge seat or, with all three surfaces deployed in a
triple seat, it creates a shared space for children and adults.
The concept can be retrofitted onto existing aircraft fleets,
but is further optimised with the Adient Aerospace frontrow
triple seat, which incorporates a folding centre armrest
with bi-fold meal table. With the seat armrests in the raised
position, SFA provides the front-row passengers with over
1.58m2 of shared flat bed space. In bed mode, the centre
armrest can be lowered and deployed, to create a coffee
table or work station surface. • Suitable for: A320, A220, 737
• TSO certified: Q2 2020
• Seat width: 18.25in (on an
A320 with 17.5in aisle)
• Minimum pitch: 28in
• First customer deliveries:
Q3 2020
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