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Old 30th Dec 2012, 17:37
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wigglyamp
 
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Reversing seats

Unfortunately there's more involved than just reversing the seats. The pax load in a forward-facing seat is taken by the seat belt at hip height. If the seat is reversed to rear-facing, then the pax load on impact is taken through the seat backrest and not through the belt, with a consequent higher c of g for the load so more rotational load trying go pull the seat out of the rails. Therefore, the seats and floor have to be beefed-up if rear facing and this will add additional weight.
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