Lilty, you might find the book Window Seat: Reading the Landscape from the Air helpful. [link]

When I was ten I was given Science from your Airplane Window. [link] It taught me a lot, and I have fond memories of it.

e. g. B-727, L-1011, DC-9/MD-80/MD-88/MD-90/B-717, DC-10/MD-11

Somebody knows their US airliners. You got them all (of the non-commuter airliners), as Airbus planes all have wing-mounted engines.

Unless you wanna start considering Russian-built airliners....

I usually take the window seat so I can shut the shade because watching everything go by makes my motion sickness much worse.

At least part of me remembers that all I do on the plane is sleep, so window seats are best. I really envy people flying with a loved one, who can trade off shoulders for leaning. Missing that, I need to lean on the wall. I also despise airplane toilets, so sitting in the aisle doesn't avail me anything -- I'm probably not going to use them. So, for me, window seat as far from the toilets as possible.

I'm swearing off exit rows, though, because the last few I've sat in have had non-reclining seats. Did I mention my need for sleep?

I'm surprised at how much my state of mind affects my motion sickness. It's the feeling of not being in control that gets to me, especially in turbulence.

Once I felt myself starting to get motion-sick as the plane made a climbing turn, resulting in g-forces building up. But then I told myself that the reason I felt the extra g-forces what that the plane was accelerating (both straight ahead and upwards), and turning - I imagined the pilot doing the actions that resulted in the extra g-force, and suddenly my nausea completely went away.

Or maybe that's just my weird brain....

I'm swearing off exit rows, though, because the last few I've sat in have had non-reclining seats.

I like the exit rows, as I know there will be enough leg room for me. Since I'm so tall, many regular seats just aren't big enough.

Never have flown on any of the Russian models. Flew on a VC-10 once -- I left my retainers on my dinner tray, didn't realize it until our refueling stop in Amman, Jordan, and spent a frantic 20 minutes finding them in the galley. Not fun.

As for the rest, DC-9 is what came to mind, then I remembered they don't call it that anymore....

The only time I even came close to motion sickness was the first time I flew. It was a small prop job from Alpena, MI to Milwaukee, WI. I sat right over the wing and the vibration nearly did me in. After that, never a problem no matter the size of the plane or where I sat.

I like flying. Take-offs are my favorite part. I like having a window seat for them, but once we're up, I could care less where I sit. So, a lot of the time I'll take aisle seats because most of the places I fly to, I've been before and there's nothing new to see.

I'm surprised at how much my state of mind affects my motion sickness. It's the feeling of not being in control that gets to me, especially in turbulence.

Mine is totally physical, and I am happy to finally find meds that work, because the next person that tells me to just relax when I am getting sick will die bloody.

Welcome back, Kristin. I am sorry I missed you, due to some of those mixed signals.