A380

[drinkmorejava]

Red is radios and appears to have camera controls too. Black is mouse control for the above screens.

 

[George P Burdell]

/Looks up flight manual...

"For Coca-Cola, press 1. For Sprite, press 2. For engine jettison, press 3. For Fanta, press 4."

 

[swtethan]

Originally posted by: noagname
Can someone tell me what are the Buttons circled in red and black do

and why are they their?

cause its THEIRS?

 

[gsethi]

Originally posted by: noagname
Can someone tell me what are the Buttons circled in red and black do

and why are they their?

Those 4 buttons (labeled 1, 2, 3, 4) in the red circle activate the NITRO on the plane.

The ones in the black control the plane when in NITRO mode b/c Joysticks are too sensitive at those speeds

 

[K1052]

They use them to call for more money from the French government to cover their losses.

 

[Manuwell]

It looks that in every pilot/co-pilot couple, one has to be left-handed and one has to be right-handed to handle teh joysticks properly... It looks weird to me.

 

[mugs]

Originally posted by: noagname

Originally posted by: 2Xtreme21
The one in red launches missiles, while the one in black transforms the plane into Voltron.

your smart

OK, you're doing it on purpose now.

 

[noagname]

Originally posted by: crab
The two units on the outer edge are the comm/nav radio control units. The four identical switches are fuel cutoff switches. The bunch of buttons below that control the video displays (which page to display be it FUEL, DOORS, GEAR, etc). Those hump things are for resting your palms on, and you cant see it, but there is a trackball/touchpad type thing on the front of that to control a pointer on those screens.

(dont nitpick me, theres more, but i'd have to explain every button...that is the gist of it, basically)

you are smart

 

[noagname]

Originally posted by: drinkmorejava
WTH, that's not a cockpit, it's a freaking computer game.

and you are as smart as AgaBoogaBoo

 

[DaWhim]

lol, ownage is strong in this thread

 

[BillyBatson]

Originally posted by: randomint
uhh.. *picks up phone* .. *hello FBI? there's this guy who wants to know how to ..*

LOL it looks like no one else found this funny but me

 

[Jahee]

Yea as pinkfuzzy guy said. The Red is avionics, specifically the radio controls basically... The hump things as you can see are pointers for the Flight Management Computer, along with the keyboard...

 

[FreshCrabLegs]

Black = EICAS

Red = Nav / Comm

 

[tasmanian]

Originally posted by: crab
The two units on the outer edge are the comm/nav radio control units. The four identical switches are fuel cutoff switches. The bunch of buttons below that control the video displays (which page to display be it FUEL, DOORS, GEAR, etc). Those hump things are for resting your palms on, and you cant see it, but there is a trackball/touchpad type thing on the front of that to control a pointer on those screens.

(dont nitpick me, theres more, but i'd have to explain every button...that is the gist of it, basically)

:thumbsup:

 

[noagname]

Originally posted by: PCMarcelino
Black = EICAS

Red = Nav / Comm

thanks

 

[silverpig]

Man, that screen thing with the camera views is pretty sweet. I like the tail-forward view. I'd totally wave out the window to see if I could see myself.

 

[silverpig]

WTH? No airbags?

 

[crab]

Originally posted by: Manuwell
It looks that in every pilot/co-pilot couple, one has to be left-handed and one has to be right-handed to handle teh joysticks properly... It looks weird to me.

Not really, when you think about it, with a normal yoke the left seater still controls the yoke with their left hand and use their right for other things, throttles for one.

 

[Dunbar]

Originally posted by: Manuwell
It looks that in every pilot/co-pilot couple, one has to be left-handed and one has to be right-handed to handle teh joysticks properly... It looks weird to me.

Most pilots, at least the ones who aren't trained in the military, learn from the left seat and then build their hours instructing from the right seat.

 

[laketrout]

lufthansa employees actually have a blog about the A380 - A380 blog. I don't know if you can submit a question but its actually a really cool page and def worht a look.

 

[thirdlegstump]

It's the flight attendant booty call button. First one calls bitch1. Second bitch2 and so on.

 

[AgaBoogaBoo]

Originally posted by: noagname

Originally posted by: drinkmorejava
WTH, that's not a cockpit, it's a freaking computer game.

and you are as smart as AgaBoogaBoo

damn, salt on the wound

 

[laketrout]

So whats the definitive answer on what the buttons do? I really like the plan and hope to fly on it someday soon. Anyone know when and where Lufthansa might start flying them across the Atlantic?

 

[drinkmorejava]

lol, oops