I have had an idea for a pedal steel that would be able to be put into an overhead bin. Southwest and Frontier carry on size is 24”*16”*10”. Using Pythagoras, I figure that there is room for 26 inch long guitar. With a 22.5” scale length that would allow for 3.5 inches for a keyless tuner and changer.
The essentials of the pedal steel are the A and B pedals, and the E lowers and raises, If we limit ourselves to two pedals and two knee levers, I think we can get away with playing on the lap and using a cable mechanism to actuate the pedals. I would like to have an extended E9 to be able to cover armpit guitar parts.
Carry-On Pedal Steel
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Re: Carry-On Pedal Steel
Aloha I fly Alaska and Hawaii with an Excel S-10. 24 1/4” scale, guitar 27” long. Ext E9 7/5..soft case, 22 lbs.. 
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Re: Carry-On Pedal Steel
Never seen this one, does star Sid James and Kenneth Williams? 