People Are Just Realising Why There's A Tiny Black Triangle Above Some Plane Windows, And I Had No Idea

Black triangle above plane windowYou may already know the real reason flight attendants greet you when you come on board, or what’s actually going on when you’re barred from returning to the plane when you’ve left something behind. But if you’ve ever noticed some mysterious black triangles above certain plain windows, they might have left you stumped. Luckily, people like u/altrightobserver over on Reddit’s r/todayilearned, a subreddit dedicated to surprising trivia. “TIL about the ‘William Shatner’ seat, a term for the seat on an aeroplane providing the clearest view of the wings, allowing flight attendants and other crew easier inspection. It is denoted with a black triangle,” they wrote. Is that true? What is a “Shatner seat”?On TikTok, a flight attendant for Cebu Pacific, Henny Joyce Lim, agreed. “Passengers sitting next to the triangles get the best view of the wings,” she added.“If the flight crew need to check the wings, these triangles let them know the best vantage points for the slats and flaps outside.” In other words, if something seems to be wrong with the wings of the plane, either mid-flight or on the runway, this is the vantage point from which staff assess the situation. It can also help to check for ice on the wings.The pro suggested picking seats beneath these tiny triangular stickers if you get the option to select your row on board, because the scenery it offers is stunning. She also advised that “those triangle-marked seats are either at number 10 or at 18, but it still depends on the type of aircraft one is travelling in.” The area is sometimes nicknamed the William Shatner seat because of the actor’s scene in the Twilight Zone – the episode Nightmare At 20,000 Feet, to be specific. In this scene, his character saw something suspicious on the wing of the plane, leading to the iconic line: “There’s something on the wing!”.While the premise is pretty terrifying, his character’s clear view could have only come from one seat: the black triangle zone.@_hennylim_The Secret behind the Black Triangle Sticker inside an Airplane! Check this video out to know! Follow my Official facebook page: “Henny Joyce Lim” #fyp#cabincrewlife#blacktriangle#cebupacific#groundstop♬ Aesthetic - Tollan KimPeople were pretty surprised“I always wondered what that little black triangle above the windows was for. Makes so much sense now,” Redditor u/Far_Caterpillar_6819 wrote.“I’ve never noticed the little triangle, but every flight where I could see the wing, I’ve thought of that episode,” u/Darth_Jinn added.As some commenters noted, not all planes will have the tiny mark. They seem to be more common in Airbus planes. Personally, though, I’ll keep my eyes peeled for them forever more...Related...I Just Learned The Real Reason Planes Are White (And It's Surprisingly Technical)This Is The Real Reason You Can't Go Back On The Plane If You Left Something BehindI'm A Former Flight Attendant – Sorry, But This Area Of The Plane Is Rarely Cleaned

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