[modeleng] Re: Fw: airbus cockpit 380 360 view
- From: The Sheppard Residence <psbr20252@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: modeleng@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Sun, 02 Nov 2008 21:48:48 +0000
..and the most often heard phrase from an Airbus voice recorder is....
"Why did it just do that?"
Cheers
Peter
Clif Walker wrote:
> Hi All,
>
> Great all round view.
> The question that come to my mind looking at all the electronics. What
> happens when a fuse blows?
> The next question is how do they fly it? There is not a control column as
> such, is control through the joy sticks?
> If so one is left hand and one is right hand. As people are not as good with
> both hands so much for sensitivity or do they only employ pilots who are
> ambidextrous.
>
> Regards
>
> Clif
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Tony Wells" <oaksfield@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: <modeleng@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Sunday, November 02, 2008 12:48 PM
> Subject: [modeleng] Fw: airbus cockpit 380 360 view
>
>
>> Subject: FW: airbus cockpit 380 360 view
>>
>>
>>
>> Although this isn't strictly model engineering, and certainly nothing to
>> do with steam engines in any way, I thought that it might still interest a
>> few people here - how on earth one would model the overhead intrument
>> display set into the cockpit roof for starters!
>>
>>
>>
>> http://www.gillesvidal.com/blogpano/cockpit1.htm
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> More in keeping with the ethos of the group, did any of the UK
>> members see the BBC's Country File today? If not, there was an item on the
>> Welsh Mountain narrow guage railway which is to be re-opened shortly. It
>> looked to be nearly half as long again as the Festiniog that it meets up
>> with, so that one can have a 40 mile steam journey by using both of them
>> one way and 80 miles with the return trip. It certainly looked very good!
>>
>> Talking of return journeys, again for UK members, I recently wrote to
>> the North York Moors railway, about the through service from Whitby to
>> Pickering that they ran this year. As I live south of Leeds, I would have
>> preferred to drive up to Pickering, take the trains to Whitby (which is a
>> sea side port and holiday resort for non-UK members, where the original
>> "Dracula" story was set, and the home of Captain Cook, the chap who
>> discovered Australia), spend a couple of hours there including lunch, and
>> then train it back to Pickering. Unfortunately as many of you may have
>> noticed, the time tabling seemed to indicate that the service started at
>> Whitby so that one could either spend a few hours in Pickering or a few
>> minutes in Whitby, due to the limited service, i.e. number of trains.
>>
>> They have now replied and said that they hope to run a fuller
>> service, with more trains, next year, and so will also be starting them
>> from Pickering. The proposed 9.00am train in particular would allow quite
>> some time in Whitby before the last train leaves for the return journey to
>> Pickering, a full half day at least. For anyone coming up from the south,
>> this has to be good news, especially if they are like me, and have a
>> family that does not share the passion for steam, as said family can be
>> now be bribed with a day at the seaside! <VBG> For anyone who has not been
>> to Whitby, there is a national prize winning fish and chip restraunt down
>> by the harbour which is really excellent, and it is worth the trip just
>> for a meal there!
>>
>> TonyW.
>>
>>
>>
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