It doesn’t get any better than this:
For those unfamiliar, the Airbus A380 is the world’s largest commercial airliner. It can seat 525 people in an extended seating format, or 853 people in an “economy seating” format. It costs roughly $404 million dollars, variant-dependent.
The Airbus A380 cockpit is “all glass” and is flown by sidestick controllers seen above, far left and far right adjacent the seats. Laptops are located directly in front of the pilots for input and communications. The plane is more controlled by information input than by physical manipulation of a pilot.
The A380 is the Airbus answer to the Boeing 747 and 747-8.
BZ
That was….amazing. Just amazing. And beautiful. And scary.
Anyone who can master that is a truly special person.
Thank you for sharing it.
I may never fly again. 🙂
Notice they took autopilot off only a few miles away from the tarmac on their final leg? Before that, all the pilot did was input heading, the plane did the rest.
BZ
That was an unexpected pleasure, BZ! Thanks for posting it.
George, brother of Mitch, WELKOMMEN!
Thanks for visiting and thanks for taking the time to comment!
I expanded it out full screen in HD and just marveled. . .
I love “inside” stuff like this. I find it fascinating.
BZ
They can’t fool me! That the joy stick on the right is for video games for the captain and the crew.
You very well may be right. Remember the crew that fell asleep and passed their destination by a full hour? I suspect it’s because they had little if anything to do for hours.
BZ
I do wonder why they have that name though. The very name “Airbus” implies the spartan and cramped conditions of a public transport bus. But airborne, of course
It does. Good question. But Europe, you must admit, doesn’t mind packing people like herring.
BZ
Amazing. Simply…amazing. How beautiful! And how scary to see just how many instruments are involved!
I may never want to fly again. 🙂
It truly takes a special kind of person to master that.
Thanks for sharing.
I think that’s the word I was looking for: beautiful.
Stately. Majestic.
I fear the first major crash of an Airbus because its toll alone will be from 500 to 800.
Loading and de-planing must also be a pain; quite lengthy.
BZ
I didn’t mean to double post…thought my first post was lost in the ether of cyberspace. Guess it wasn’t. Maybe PRISM saved me!
That’s alright; it knows where you are, who you are, and how many times you’ve been to the bathroom today.
BZ