Airbus a380

[CBonsall]

a 360 view of the cockpit


Airbus A380 - cockpit | p a n o r e p o r t a g e | © g i l l e s v i d a l (http://www.gillesvidal.com/blogpano/cockpit1.htm)

[mike100]

Been on one to OZ 3 times.

[CBonsall]

i`ve never been on 1.yet.

[mike100]

I have a couple of pics, but they are all on my comp at work it seems.

[bryanZ06]

:cool1:

[69camfrk]

Airbus=disposable airplane. Hope I never have to fly on one of those pieces of shit.

[Mike Mercury]

Airbus=disposable airplane. Hope I never have to fly on one of those pieces of shit.

:iagree:

fly by wire - crash by pilots flying a plane that can't be controlled with the systems are glitching.

http://t0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcRQRl7ut41tDjvuLYZGcEAmTmYCvK9m7_yX1s9sTbq-DPi8CzRj

[Gozar]

Funny how people bash Airbus for using composites. Now Boeing is using composites.

Funny how people bash Airbus for using fly-by-wire. Boeing is using fly-by-wire.

:leaving:

[lspencer534]

Where's the cup holders?

[Mike Mercury]

Funny how people bash Airbus for using fly-by-wire. Boeing is using fly-by-wire.

:leaving:

Funny how people haven't said that exactly.

Fly-by-Wire is nothing new; but Airbus counts on it to fly a design that's barely airworthy without all the computer help. Thus, when a system goes down... the pilots can't continue to keep the plane flying; because it's such a pig in the air.

Take as many flights in one you wish; I will stand by and hope it's un-eventful for you.

[Burro (He/Haw)]

Airbus=disposable airplane. Hope I never have to fly on one of those pieces of shit.

I sent this to my Phantom pilot coworker. "Scarebus" was the response. He told me he'd explain today at work. I think he knows a couple things about airplanes. :D

[Mike Mercury]

"Scarebus"

:lol:

:seasix:

[CubSmurf]

a 360 view of the cockpit


Airbus A380 - cockpit | p a n o r e p o r t a g e | © g i l l e s v i d a l (http://www.gillesvidal.com/blogpano/cockpit1.htm)

Has a sweet back up camera built into the dash...:leaving:

[Bucwheat]

Cool.:seasix:

[onedef92]

Looking for the MASTER CAUTION panel and the FIRE WARNING indicators and shit.

[mike100]

Pics as promised...

http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c265/mschrameck/Australia/DSC02910.jpg



People are looking rough after 12hours- plus it is hard to sell out this much seating in a bad economy.
http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c265/mschrameck/Australia/DSC02908.jpg


Look for the porn. the seats are wider and the touchscreen entertainment is the best system I have ever seen.
http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c265/mschrameck/Australia/DSC02905.jpg

http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c265/mschrameck/Australia/DSC02911.jpg

[CBonsall]

they some big engines.

[Gozar]

Funny how people haven't said that exactly.

Fly-by-Wire is nothing new; but Airbus counts on it to fly a design that's barely airworthy without all the computer help. Thus, when a system goes down... the pilots can't continue to keep the plane flying; because it's such a pig in the air.

Anything to back that up?




Take as many flights in one you wish; I will stand by and hope it's un-eventful for you.

I have flown over 1,000,000 miles and spent plenty of time in both Boeing and Airbus.

I have had problems in both and emergency landings in both.

They are both great planes.

[Jobaka]

Where's the cup holders?

http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d39/LowFlyrVette/cupholders.jpg

[69camfrk]

Anything to back that up?
I have flown over 1,000,000 miles and spent plenty of time in both Boeing and Airbus.

I have had problems in both and emergency landings in both.

They are both great planes.

Here ya go.

American Airlines Flight 587 - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Air France Flight 447 - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

BBC News - Airbus to inspect all A380 superjumbos for wing cracks (http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-16942361)

Do I need to keep going? Airbus has relied too heavily on composites, and computer technology just like Mike said. These are new aircraft, not some 40 year old beat up prop job flown by the Russians. The whole ass end of your airplane should not break off under any circumstance.

I work on very old Boeing aircraft and here is the condition that one of ours made it home in after Grumman contactors left a wing vent plug installed and the wing was over pressurized during an in flight refuel. Airplane is being made into beer cans now, but the crew made it home safe. Scroll down on the link for pics of damage.

USAF E-8C JSTARS in flight refueling mishap findings and pictures - AR15.COM (http://www.ar15.com/forums/t_1_5/919278_.html)

[Gozar]

Give me a break. The 447 hit the water intact. Pilot error is almost surely the cause.

But if you want to play that game...

Boeing 737 rudder issues - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

[Kevin_73]

Give me a break. The 447 hit the water intact. Pilot error is almost surely the cause.

But if you want to play that game...

Boeing 737 rudder issues - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boeing_737_rudder_issues)

I believe flight 447 was most likely caused by an inoperative pitot/static system. As I recall the airplane had been washed before the flight, and the maintenance people probably failed to remove the protective tape that had been placed over the static ports.
I've heard it argued however that the confusion in the cockpit was probably exacerbated by the onboard computer systems, more so than it would have been if the pilots had been flying a less automated aircraft.

With that said, Boeing is also building their aircraft with highly automated computer systems these days, but I feel that they have probably benefited from many of the early mistakes that Airbus made with these systems.

Based on conversations I have had with people who have flown equipment from both manufacturers I personally feel much safer flying in Boeing equipment than I do in anything Airbus has to offer. :yesnod:

[69camfrk]

Not that I can disagree with you on the rudder problems on the 737, but as a whole, Boeing aircraft are safer and better built. Did you look at the damage pics of our aircraft???? That is some serious broke shit and like I said, it still came home.

[Superstreet]

Airbus Confirms Fixing A380 Wing Cracks Could Take 8 Weeks - WSJ.com (http://online.wsj.com/article/BT-CO-20120611-708029.html?mod=WSJ_Airlines_middleHeadlines)

European commercial aircraft builder Airbus confirmed Monday that repairs to fix cracks in some brackets inside the wings of its A380 superjumbo could mean that the jets will be out of service for a total of eight weeks.

The wing cracks, first found on a plane operated by Australian carrier Qantas Airways Ltd. (QAN.AU) last year, are proving to be a financial handicap to Airbus and have tarnished the image of the double-decker plane that is receiving rave reviews from passengers.

"We estimate that it will take some eight weeks to carry out the repair," an Airbus spokeswoman told Dow Jones Newswires.

She said Airbus will be offering operators the option of carrying out the repair all at once, or doing it in stages when the planes are taken out of service for regular biennial maintenance checks. In the latter case, the work to replace the affected brackets that attach the wing skin to the ribs inside the wings, could be spread over three of the so-called C Checks. The repairs could require a 30,000 man-hours, she added.

Parent company the European Aeronautic Defence & Space Co. EADS NV (EAD.FR) took a EUR105 million charge against the cost of fixing the cracks in its 2011 accounts, and said in March that the repair could cost a total of EUR260 million for all of this year to retrofit planes that have already been delivered or to adapt the manufacturing process to incorporate the upgraded parts.