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Small Windows In A380

Dutchflyer From Netherlands, joined Feb 2004, 169 posts, RR: 1
Posted (9 years 1 month 3 weeks 5 days 9 hours ago) and read 2154 times:

Looking at the pictures of the A380, the windows appear to be relatively small compared to other plane windows. Has that something to do with structural strength (windows can't be as big as normal) or are the windows normal sized.

Any comments on that.

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[Edited 2004-03-30 16:28:17]

Just to be sure: I'm not criticizing the A380, just raising a question.

[Edited 2004-03-30 16:36:26]

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Starlionblue From Hong Kong, joined Feb 2004, 15872 posts, RR: 66
Reply 1, posted (9 years 1 month 3 weeks 5 days 9 hours ago) and read 2039 times:

I think it's an optical illusion. The windows in the mockups seem to be normal size.

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Dutchflyer From Netherlands, joined Feb 2004, 169 posts, RR: 1
Reply 2, posted (9 years 1 month 3 weeks 5 days 9 hours ago) and read 2016 times:

Maybe an illusion, but when you compare the size of the window against the size of the doors on the A380 and any other modern airliner it seems small to me (assuming doors are equally sized in height on all planes).

Greg From United Kingdom, joined May 2005, 0 posts, RR: 0
Reply 3, posted (9 years 1 month 3 weeks 5 days 9 hours ago) and read 1973 times:

No, they are not small...there is just about half as many as you'd expect.
I assume there is something structural that prevents them from wanting all these holes in the sides!

CPH-R From Denmark, joined May 2001, 5746 posts, RR: 4
Reply 4, posted (9 years 1 month 3 weeks 5 days 9 hours ago) and read 1972 times:

Looking at the door at the rear en of the section (ie. far left), it gives the impression that the windows are normal sized.

If you look at the section that's covered in plastic (or whatever it is), you can see that it covers quite a bit of fuselage around the door.

A380900 From France, joined Dec 2003, 1011 posts, RR: 1
Reply 5, posted (9 years 1 month 3 weeks 5 days 9 hours ago) and read 1878 times:

There are two elements behind the covered plastic:
- the classic door
- below it, a smaller door for the inflating sliding ramp which is not part of the door on this airplane.

If you assume the plastic is covering a classic door, then the windows seem small, if you take into account this specific feature of the A380, everything comes into place.

Flyba From United Kingdom, joined Jan 2004, 51 posts, RR: 0
Reply 6, posted (9 years 1 month 3 weeks 5 days 8 hours ago) and read 1806 times:

Do others find the windows on recent Airbus aircraft smaller than that of other manufacturers?

The A300 seemed to have windows more equivalent to other similar sized aircraft such as the 767 however whenever I fly one sector maybe on a 757 and return on an A320, I'm always amazed at the difference. The A340 is just as bad (older ones are horrid in my oppinion - no height for tall people in the window seats!).

I'm sure the A380 will have windows just as small as all the other Airbus types, sadly.

Solnabo From Sweden, joined Jan 2008, 786 posts, RR: 2
Reply 7, posted (9 years 1 month 3 weeks 5 days 8 hours ago) and read 1765 times:

The cool thing about the windows on 380 is that there are no blinds, you just
put you´re hand near it and the windows automaticly gets dark(blue?).........
U might seen it on Discovery Channel about "Building the a/c of the 21st century" Big thumbs up

Michael//SE

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Horus From Egypt, joined Feb 2004, 5230 posts, RR: 62
Reply 8, posted (9 years 1 month 3 weeks 5 days 8 hours ago) and read 1686 times:

That is wicked! they automatically darken by touch. The proposed 7E7 will have huge windows compared to any other airliners so far, Boeing claims.

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Flyvs007 From United Kingdom, joined Apr 2001, 186 posts, RR: 1
Reply 9, posted (9 years 1 month 3 weeks 5 days 8 hours ago) and read 1630 times:

Oh thats great. So you put your nose to the window to try and get a good view and it all goes dark?! Fantastic.

Unattendedbag From United States of America, joined Oct 2003, 2240 posts, RR: 1
Reply 10, posted (9 years 1 month 3 weeks 5 days 7 hours ago) and read 1437 times:

They do appear small, but for three reasons.

- The curvature of the fuselage. (note the lower deck windows appear larger than the upper deck)

- The distance from the photographer to the subject.

- The shear size of the aircraft. It's a large plane. Smile

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