The seats are tested in "comfort trials," when real-life people sit in them for more than eight hours.
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The making of the airplane seats for the world's longest flight
Passengers booked on the world's longest flight -- a 19-hour nonstop of more than 9,000 nautical miles between Singapore and Newark, New Jersey, set to commence this October -- needn't worry about numb butt syndrome.
