Cx123 From Australia, joined May 2004, 695 posts, RR: 0 Posted (8 years 11 months 2 days 10 hours ago) and read 5427 times:
On my recent trip from HKG-SYD, the person who sat next to me made the following comment:
"Who ever design the toilets in the airbus must be a woman! The curvature of the wall makes it difficult for the man to use. Again, the french are always putting form over function (eg. CDG)"
Coming to think of this, it is true, The curvature of the wall does intrude more in the Airbus than the 744.
Tasha From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR: Reply 1, posted (8 years 11 months 2 days 10 hours ago) and read 5360 times:
Who ever design the toilets in the airbus must be a woman! The curvature of the wall makes it difficult for the man to use. Again, the french are always putting form over function (eg. CDG)"
Cx123 From Australia, joined May 2004, 695 posts, RR: 0 Reply 2, posted (8 years 11 months 2 days 10 hours ago) and read 5334 times:
I know hahaha!! I never thought of that as I never spend enough time in the bathroom. But I guess it is harder for men to "Aim Accurately"! given their face can be blocked by the wall.
AA737-823 From United States of America, joined Mar 2000, 5338 posts, RR: 11 Reply 3, posted (8 years 11 months 2 days 10 hours ago) and read 5329 times:
I second that.
And the next time, ladies, you gripe about your husband's aim... blame it on the WOMAN that (by process of elimination) must have designed Airbus lavs. Hahaha.
Tasha From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR: Reply 4, posted (8 years 11 months 2 days 10 hours ago) and read 5323 times:
I have flown on many diffrent AB types, 319,320,321,330, and the 340 - yet they do have... What whould you call it? Intrusions perhaps in the restrooms over the commode. I think the only one that didn't was the 330 which had restrooms in the center also. I could see were it would be difficult for a man to pee, especially if he's tall.
SR 103 From United States of America, joined Sep 2000, 1702 posts, RR: 42 Reply 6, posted (8 years 11 months 2 days 9 hours ago) and read 5225 times:
I have no problem in Airbus toilets. I can seem to aim correctly on all aircraft. The only reason for "spills" is turbulence. You sure someone was not hitting the "sauce" during the meal service?
Airplane toilets are confined closets to begin with. You will never be comfortable in either Boeing, Airbus, McDonald Douglas, Fokker, ERJ's, CRJ's, SAAB, etc...
Roberta From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR: Reply 9, posted (8 years 11 months 1 day 20 hours ago) and read 4549 times:
Personally i dont see why in this day and age airlines cannot incorporate toilets into the seats. It would certanly save me getting up inflight and they could install more revenue producing seats where the toilets once were.
SlamClick From United States of America, joined Nov 2003, 10062 posts, RR: 71 Reply 13, posted (8 years 11 months 1 day 18 hours ago) and read 4123 times:
The headroom above the head, or the curvature of the wall behind the biffy is a function of just one thing - the diameter of the tube (fuselage) it is mounted in.
Airbus 320-series bigger than 737, smaller than 767 etc.
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Areopagus From United States of America, joined Sep 2001, 1356 posts, RR: 1 Reply 14, posted (8 years 11 months 1 day 18 hours ago) and read 4007 times:
Airbus 320-series bigger than 737, smaller than 767 etc.
320 is wider than 737 at floor level, but at (seated) shoulder level and above, 737 is wider, and that affects the lav.
NWADC9 From United States of America, joined May 2004, 4857 posts, RR: 10 Reply 15, posted (8 years 11 months 1 day 17 hours ago) and read 3813 times:
"Or they could just put Depends (for people with bladder disorders) in the seatback pocket along with the barf bags!"
How will someone put them on? And that's a little bit embarrassing, don't you think?
Flying an aeroplane with only a single propeller to keep you in the air. Can you imagine that? -Capt. Picard
FlyingColours From United Kingdom, joined Dec 2003, 2315 posts, RR: 11 Reply 16, posted (8 years 11 months 1 day 16 hours ago) and read 3471 times:
Peeing in the sink! - Damn I hope you were drunk (each time) since it is usually either drunk people or lazy sods who relieve themselves in the sink.
Now for a bit of extra knowledge nobody wants:
Did you know that on the Airbus A320 (Most models) the toilet flush is 70mph!!! of course this varies between some aircraft varients who have different systems, ahem.
No I didn't research it, I was reading the A320 Aircraft chapter in the cabin crew manual and that is as far as I got.
Phil
FlyingColours
Lifes a train racing towards you, now you can either run away or grab a chair & a beer and watch it come - Phil
Squirrel83 From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR: Reply 17, posted (8 years 11 months 1 day 14 hours ago) and read 3127 times:
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Antares From Australia, joined Jun 2004, 1402 posts, RR: 41 Reply 18, posted (8 years 11 months 1 day 13 hours ago) and read 3040 times:
The downstairs toilet on the LH A340-600 is great. I could pee standing up.
But the worst enemy of those who believe toilets should be ergonomic is the airlines.
On a BA flight in J class seated upstairs in a 744 some genius had designed the baby change table to fold up from a location beside one's knees when seated, which meant that one's friggin* knees were so close together it was almost impossible to use the toilet paper without standing up.
You'd think the world's favourite airline (not) could adopt a successful design, like a folding down baby change table, just one of many examples of stupidity on that carrier's part that has me dreading the next time I have to fly them.
The other think that struck me last time I flew them through LHR was watching a whole line of people waiting to check in under a giant Club World sign being asked by a cretin whether they 'really meant to be checking in in economy?'. Now if that isn't insulting, and a foolish waste of a wage, I dunno what is. Like he didn't even ask in any language other than english, so the logic of the question totally failed me, like the toilet.
CPH-R From Denmark, joined May 2001, 5745 posts, RR: 4 Reply 19, posted (8 years 11 months 1 day 13 hours ago) and read 2931 times:
It might just be me - but isn't it against the rules to stand up & pee? I mean, I recall being told thatn when using the lav in flight, always sit down in case of a bit of turbulence.
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