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Title: get up close to the controls of an A380!!
Post by: EHM-1703 Philip on January 23, 2008, 05:18:27 pm

Take a look at this if you fancy having a look around the pointy end of an A380.... Virtually of course!!!

http://www.gillesvidal.com/blogpano/cockpit1.htm

Title: get up close to the controls of an A380!!
Post by: EHM-1953 Daniel on January 23, 2008, 05:30:43 pm

cool =)

Title: get up close to the controls of an A380!!
Post by: EHM-1001 Robert on January 23, 2008, 09:45:09 pm

What is that strange lever on the side window ???

Title: get up close to the controls of an A380!!
Post by: EHM-1507 Manuel on January 23, 2008, 09:59:51 pm

perhaps its to open the window....
And whats the graph in the Navigations Display??

Title: get up close to the controls of an A380!!
Post by: EHM-1703 Philip on January 23, 2008, 11:14:38 pm

The graph is a vertical terrain radar.... It shows the aircraft position vertically and any obstacles that it may encounter. The pilots use it when landing blind as so many incidents have occurred due to planes hitting mountains because the pilots situation awareness is limited by fog, cloud or darkness!!!

As for the handle..... hmmm.... I would hazard some sort of opening mechanism so the Pilot can throw his cigarette butts out without the pax knowing he is smoking! :)

Title: get up close to the controls of an A380!!
Post by: EHM-1507 Manuel on January 23, 2008, 11:39:14 pm

Thanks Phil

does it work with an echo sounder or with GPS maps???


Sure an opening mechanism for the cigarette butts and it´s also important for drive-in-counter at fast food restaurants......

Title: get up close to the controls of an A380!!
Post by: EHM-0641 Rico on January 24, 2008, 02:13:17 am

Nice find! they have a bigger camera in the cockpit then some of the network television stations :P

Title: get up close to the controls of an A380!!
Post by: EHM-2155 Mariano on January 24, 2008, 03:52:23 am

Totally awesome...

Title: get up close to the controls of an A380!!
Post by: EHM-1821 Javier on January 24, 2008, 10:53:49 am

whoa cool! ;D

Title: get up close to the controls of an A380!!
Post by: EHM-1001 Robert on January 24, 2008, 05:28:51 pm

So that is the GPWS radar/map ?

Nice idea of the handle :) It looks much strong and complicated than to be a simple window opener. I think it is rather used to manually adjust wingsweep :P

Another strange/interesting thing is the FMC. Do they operate it with trackball ? No LSK keys ? ... And it seems they have a nice camping-desk on the back wall...just in case  ;)

Title: get up close to the controls of an A380!!
Post by: EHM-1612 Paolo on January 24, 2008, 05:48:16 pm

I can't see any subwoofer :[
No coloured neon lights either ;D

Title: get up close to the controls of an A380!!
Post by: EHM-1703 Philip on January 25, 2008, 01:30:18 am

Robert i think the new Airbus MCDU is touch screen I seem  to remember reading it somewhere..... I think it is the same one in the A400M and my Wilco version has a touch screen! lol