A380 flight deck tour
July 13th, 2006 | by Dusk |
A380 interactive interior with a full 360 degree view. Seats, panels, door, window, and everything in the cockpit. Take a virtual tour of the A380 flight deck.
Press “SHIFT” to zoom in and “CTRL” to zoom out.
I think the interior is awesome. It must be very spacious and nothing like the b737. Haha. Anyway, here is some info on the Airbus.
The world’s first carbon-fibre keel beam for a large commercial aircraft was built for the A340-600, and Airbus’ 21st century airliner – the 555-seat A380 – is continuing the tradition of innovation with the increased use of carbon fibre reinforced plastic (CFRP), and the first application of glass fibre-aluminium laminate on a civil airliner. Airbus was also the first to introduce laser beam welding on a civil aircraft—a technology that began on the A318, and which is now used extensively on the A380.
Airbus broke new ground in 1988 for aircraft systems with the introduction of electronically-managed fly-by-wire flight controls and side-stick controllers on the A320 – advanced features that have become favourites of pilots around the world, and which are employed across the Airbus family of aircraft.
Further advances in systems have been made on subsequent Airbus aircraft, with innovations for the A380 including high-pressure hydraulics and variable-frequency electrical generation – both of which reduce weight and boost system performance. Other advances for the A380 include an Autopilot Traffic Collision Avoidance System that offers additional protection when compared to conventional TCAS systems, and the Airbus-patented “Brake-to-Vacate” technology – which allows pilots to select an appropriate runway exit when landing and regulate the aircraft’s speed and deceleration accordingly.
source: Airbus official site
6 Responses to “A380 flight deck tour”
By Leon on Aug 9, 2006 | Reply
I’ve always wondered how right handed pilots, sitting in the left seat, fly an Airbus using the joystick instead of the more convention yoke. Any thoughts?
By Dusk on Aug 9, 2006 | Reply
It needs a little getting used to i guess. I never flew the airbus before, but during training school i flew with the joystick first. The joystick is between both seats. Its a small single engine plane where the captain and the student share the control stick. Eagle 150b.
After gaining 50 hrs or so, we had to shift to the Piper Warrior plane and it is using the normal control wheel. It was awkward at first but after a couple of flights, it will become a 2nd nature. Hehe
By SK on Oct 8, 2006 | Reply
Bit late, but the joystick on the Airbus is not constantly used for flying. It is a command input tool. Move a bit to the left, it’ll turn left, then FREE the joystick. The more you push to the left, the steeper the turn.
Hope this helps.
By grant on Jul 23, 2007 | Reply
Left or right, the joystick is a pleasure to use and by the time a pilot has enough experience to fly at this level, there is no problem switching from one side to the other.
After getting used to the ergonomics and openness of the “wheeless” flight deck, I would hate to go back.
By Danielito Flores on Sep 6, 2007 | Reply
i belive that it must be fun and comfortable fling one of those planes due to all of that space