I remember the first few times I went out to the Falklands they used VC10's with the seats all facing backwards. It's actually much more relaxing than most folk think...except for the climb immediately after takeoff, when you do feel like you are hanging by your lap belt:-)

Then again, I always prefer to sit in a rear facing seat on trains, somewhere near the rear of a carriage.

Paranoid? Me? Nahh.