Now, is it me, or is the width of this cockpit a rather large dimention. Using the R1 door for reference, it would almost appear that the pilots would not be able to touch thier respective windows!
RichM From United Kingdom, joined Oct 2004, 794 posts, RR: 11 Reply 1, posted (8 years 4 months 1 week 3 days 7 hours ago) and read 10966 times:
I'm not sure if you can really tell from a photo. I guess it would be a rather large cockpit though.
Bit off topic, but are there any photos of the A380 cockpit?
DeskPilot From Australia, joined Apr 2004, 767 posts, RR: 0 Reply 2, posted (8 years 4 months 1 week 3 days 7 hours ago) and read 10857 times:
Has Airbus published any internal shots (flightdeck, cabin, etc) yet ?
I assume the flightdeck is the same as an A340, but bigger and a few more screens. Note sure if they also plan to include a jacuzzi in there for the pilots
By the way, is there anyone on board who knows how to fly a plane?
Virginlover1 From United Kingdom, joined Dec 2004, 49 posts, RR: 0 Reply 5, posted (8 years 4 months 1 week 2 days 21 hours ago) and read 10207 times:
Just A quick note there is a vr video on the Airbus.com Website it shows the complete layout of the cockpit including three extra seats behind the copilot and pilot seats
Longhaulheavy From United States of America, joined Dec 2003, 402 posts, RR: 2 Reply 6, posted (8 years 4 months 1 week 2 days 17 hours ago) and read 9458 times:
No cockpit, but here are some interior shots. (I haven't seen these before, but they could be just mockups.)
Boeing nut From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR: Reply 7, posted (8 years 4 months 1 week 2 days 16 hours ago) and read 8817 times:
Dazeflight,
I do know the location of the cockpit is mid level. I should have been more specific. I used the R1 door as reference to a six foot tall man. Supposedly, a man's arm reach (both extended outward) is nearly the same as he is tall. Take the door, move it horizontally, then divide it in two. Now, super impose that across the windshield. That's a pretty good reach to get to the aft window on his side, eh?
KFLLCFII From United States of America, joined Sep 2004, 3262 posts, RR: 33 Reply 8, posted (8 years 4 months 1 week 2 days 12 hours ago) and read 5521 times:
Longhaulheavy,
Those Drudge shots are definitely mock-up. I Remember seeing the same pics while researching the a/c for a research report a few years back.
"About the only way to look at it, just a pity you are not POTUS KFLLCFII, seems as if we would all be better off."
Lazybones From United Kingdom, joined Jan 2005, 146 posts, RR: 0 Reply 9, posted (8 years 4 months 1 week 2 days 11 hours ago) and read 5296 times:
Boeing Nut, Its going to be hard to judge dimensions from the image you used even with the clever calculations you've done, try this pic instead. Its the cockpit under construction. It not only shows the size of the windows. But it also shows the cockpit platform to be about 1 - 1.2 Meters above the main deck.
But yes those windows are massive, its almost reminds me of the DC10/MD11 side windows.
Gigneil From United States of America, joined Nov 2002, 16215 posts, RR: 88 Reply 10, posted (8 years 4 months 1 week 2 days 11 hours ago) and read 5240 times:
There is a much newer representation of the cockpit on the Airbus website somewhere.
RIX From United States of America, joined Aug 2000, 1785 posts, RR: 1 Reply 11, posted (8 years 4 months 1 week 1 day 14 hours ago) and read 2589 times:
I'd say, this picture (from Reply 9) rather confirms what Boeing nut says. The cockpit is... well, BIG. Definitely bigger than of any other passenger airplane (BTW, was the 777 cockpit the biggest until now - since 747 actually has a "narrowbody" cockpit, and L1011/DC10/MD11 are slightly less wide?)
Oceanic From United States of America, joined Dec 2004, 129 posts, RR: 2 Reply 12, posted (8 years 4 months 1 week 1 day 12 hours ago) and read 2318 times:
Here is a question, I'm not sure if anyone has asked before. On the second level, what is going to be in all that space before the passenger windows start? If it's a crew rest area, it's jhonkin' huge! I know the stairs are over there, but it seems like a lot of space for just stairs or a crew rest.
Daedaeg From United States of America, joined Feb 2003, 649 posts, RR: 1 Reply 13, posted (8 years 4 months 1 week 1 day 12 hours ago) and read 2267 times:
Here is a question, I'm not sure if anyone has asked before. On the second level, what is going to be in all that space before the passenger windows start? If it's a crew rest area, it's jhonkin' huge! I know the stairs are over there, but it seems like a lot of space for just stairs or a crew rest.
Oh I believe that's where there going to have the gym, casino, bar, tennis court, bowling alley, lounge, playground, doctor's office, etc.
Oceanic From United States of America, joined Dec 2004, 129 posts, RR: 2 Reply 14, posted (8 years 4 months 1 week 1 day 12 hours ago) and read 2206 times:
Oh I believe that's where there going to have the gym, casino, bar, tennis court, bowling alley, lounge, playground, doctor's office, etc
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