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Rear Windows In Airbus Widebodies Curve Upwards?

SJCguy From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR:
Posted (10 years 2 weeks 6 days 8 hours ago) and read 2164 times:

Why is this, on the A340, A330, A310 and A300 the windows in the back curve upward. Does the floor inside curve up as well? I've flown in an A340 and didn't notice it at all.

SJCguy

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Spitfire From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR:
Reply 1, posted (10 years 2 weeks 6 days 8 hours ago) and read 2092 times:

Affirmative, the floor curves upward aswell on A340 and A330.
Spitfire

Setjet From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR:
Reply 2, posted (10 years 2 weeks 6 days 7 hours ago) and read 2053 times:

To fit standard LD Containers in the undefloor compartment.

LMML 14/32 From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR:
Reply 3, posted (10 years 2 weeks 6 days 7 hours ago) and read 2046 times:

Setjet is absolutely correct. From the inside it is hardly felt at all except when you are pushing a trolley !!

Cptkrell From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR:
Reply 4, posted (10 years 2 weeks 6 days 1 hour ago) and read 1840 times:

As the floor and windows don't actually "curve" upward, it would probably be more correct to say that they incline upward from a breakpoint close to the rear of the wing. That tedious verbage aside, the Ilyushin Il-86 airliners are designed similarly. I can remember seeing scale models of these airliners thinking someone messed up on installing the decals before I saw the real thing(s)...jack

Cschleic From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR:
Reply 5, posted (10 years 2 weeks 5 days 12 hours ago) and read 1615 times:

It's visible on the inside, too. On a Lufthansa A-340 recently, I could see a bit of an angle along the line of overhead bins.

Rw774477 From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR:
Reply 6, posted (10 years 2 weeks 5 days 11 hours ago) and read 1573 times:

http://www.airliners.net/open.file/332844/M/

check out this photo !!!

rw774477

AWspicious From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR:
Reply 7, posted (10 years 2 weeks 5 days 11 hours ago) and read 1570 times:

Although it's not quite visible in that photo, it is noticeable on the outside and inside of the aircraft. You also notice it when walking back and forth in the cabin.

A.W.

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