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Cockpit of an Airbus A319 during landing Cockpit of an IndiGo A320. A cockpit or flight deck [1] is the area, on the front part of an aircraft, spacecraft, or submersible, from which a pilot controls the vehicle. Cockpit of an Antonov An-124 Cockpit of an A380. Most Airbus cockpits are glass cockpits featuring fly-by-wire technology.
The widths of the main deck and upper deck are 6.50 metres (21.3 ft) and 5.80 metres (19.0 ft) respectively. Passenger capacity depends on the seat configuration chosen by the airline. Current operational configurations show passenger capacities ranging from 379 (4-class layout in Singapore Airlines) to 615 (2-class layout in Emirates).
A330-200 planform view, showing its 10.06 wing aspect ratio and 30° wing sweep Eight-abreast, 2–4–2 economy class The fly-by-wire A330/A340 retains the A320's six-screen glass cockpit. The A330 is a medium-size, wide-body aircraft, with two engines suspended on pylons under the wings.
The A320 flight deck features a full glass cockpit, rather than the hybrid versions found in previous airliners. It is also equipped with an Electronic Flight Instrument System (EFIS) with side-stick controllers. The A320 has an Electronic Centralised Aircraft Monitor (ECAM) to give the flight crew information about all of the systems on the ...
A380 flight deck. Airbus used similar cockpit layout, procedures and handling characteristics to other Airbus aircraft, reducing crew training costs. The A380 has an improved glass cockpit, using fly-by-wire flight controls linked to side-sticks.
The 737-500 was offered as a modern and direct replacement of the 737-200. It was launched in 1987 by Southwest Airlines, with an order for 20 aircraft, [65] and it flew for the first time on June 30, 1989. [61] A single prototype flew 375 hours for the certification process, [61] and on February 28, 1990, Southwest Airlines received the first ...
FAA opens forum for criticisms on shrinking airline seat size. August 17, 2022 at 1:51 PM ...
The A310 was furnished with a two-crew glass cockpit configuration as standard, removing the requirement for a flight engineer; Airbus referred to this concept as the Forward-Facing Crew Cockpit. [7] The company had developed the cockpit to significantly enhance the aircraft's man-machine interface, thereby improving operational safety.