Airbus A380 Cockpit
01-31-2008, 04:45 PM
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What, no side mirrors? lol Also, Looks like your seat depends if your a lefty or righty! 
I thought the same thing. Never sat in a pilot seat but they all look uncomfortable... 
Originally Posted by nicke60gre' post='525542' date='Jan 31 2008, 06:33 PM
They need some comfort seats 
01-31-2008, 07:37 PM
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Originally Posted by JStraw' post='525490' date='Jan 31 2008, 04:00 PM
I wonder if that tail camera has a reverse view when pushing back from the gate.
More pictures of the same plane...
http://www.pbase.com/lexyky/a380
http://www.planepictures.net/netsearch4.cg...amp;srch=F-WWEA
02-01-2008, 06:58 AM
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Anybody notice the large handles on either side??!!
They must be to pull start the engines!!
or .....
They must be to flap the wings!
LOL
They must be to pull start the engines!!
or .....
They must be to flap the wings!
LOL
02-01-2008, 08:28 AM
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Originally Posted by JStraw' post='525855' date='Feb 1 2008, 11:58 AM
Anybody notice the large handles on either side??!!
They must be to pull start the engines!!
or .....
They must be to flap the wings!
LOL
They must be to pull start the engines!!
or .....
They must be to flap the wings!
LOL
02-01-2008, 09:49 AM
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Maybe those handles open all doors at a time...
Or they could be the "I sh*t my pants" handles...
Whatever they are for, you need to take the hand off that joystick, so it seems as it is for on the ground use only.
Or they could be the "I sh*t my pants" handles...
Whatever they are for, you need to take the hand off that joystick, so it seems as it is for on the ground use only.
02-02-2008, 01:31 PM
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Originally Posted by Lancaster' post='526333' date='Feb 2 2008, 03:25 PM
Yes, it'd be a lot cleaner with an iDrive.
Anyway, it'll never be a hit in the US - not enough cup holders...
Anyway, it'll never be a hit in the US - not enough cup holders...
02-02-2008, 02:39 PM
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A good friend of mine is a pilot for United Airlines, and he cannot stand ANY Airbus product. He states that they are unnecessarily intricate and have MANY mechanical issues. He would not fly one ever as he does not feel they are safe. Case in point an Airbus jet about 18 months ago took off from LAX and the front wheel would not retract completely or snap into position to land. So they flew around for a couple of hours to burn off fuel and then came in for an "uneventful" Emergency landing. Sparks flying etc. but it was due to the fact that instead of just having the landing gear deploy straight down, France's Airbus engineers decided it should also rotate 90 degrees before stowing away in the fuselage. Now had the plane cartwheeled and people were killed it would have obviously been a much bigger issue, but why risk passengers anyway with unnecessarily intricate engineering?? 
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Originally Posted by flyingpuck' post='526394' date='Feb 2 2008, 06:39 PM
A good friend of mine is a pilot for United Airlines, and he cannot stand ANY Airbus product. He states that they are unnecessarily intricate and have MANY mechanical issues. He would not fly one ever as he does not feel they are safe. Case in point an Airbus jet about 18 months ago took off from LAX and the front wheel would not retract completely or snap into position to land. So they flew around for a couple of hours to burn off fuel and then came in for an "uneventful" Emergency landing. Sparks flying etc. but it was due to the fact that instead of just having the landing gear deploy straight down, France's Airbus engineers decided it should also rotate 90 degrees before stowing away in the fuselage. Now had the plane cartwheeled and people were killed it would have obviously been a much bigger issue, but why risk passengers anyway with unnecessarily intricate engineering??