Originally Posted by
Blackhawk9
Most machines don't run seats in combat zones anyway first thing to get dumped , seats are for peactime ops , 4 seats across the back in a UH-60 and one rear facing between the gunners seats and you can fit 18-19 in a B/hawk easy , 5 on seats , 6 sitting in doorway with guns pointing out and 6-8 on the floor in cabin. Std assault load.
Most do actually run seats (whether the customers are strapped in is a different matter), getting off the floor fully laden is difficult and seats are designed to collapse on impact, added to which sitting in the door for a TR failure is not a great idea.