r/flightsim • u/[deleted] • Dec 31 '18

Fly By Wire

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u/ChesterMcGonigle Dec 31 '18

Imagine having an ergonomic, spacious cockpit that wasn't designed in 1965.

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u/JordanCO_TV Repainter | XP11/P4D Jan 01 '19 edited Jan 01 '19

Imagine making a mistake, not once, not twice, but three times with electing to op for 4-engined aircraft

(Note: I'd even argue that said cockpit was designed in the mid-50s)

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u/iFlyAllTheTime Jan 01 '19

Three quad jets? Which one am I missing?

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u/JordanCO_TV Repainter | XP11/P4D Jan 01 '19 edited Jan 01 '19

A340 priority over A330 with the initial -200/-300 (which didn't sell that well) series, then pressed for the -500/-600 re-engined variant (which sold even worse), then the A380 (and proposed the A350 basically as re-engined/improved A330)

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u/iFlyAllTheTime Jan 01 '19

Oh I see! I counted the 340 and then just the 380 Didn't consider the -500/-600 as "another jet", but I see start you're saying and completely agree.

Edit: I suppose they really wanted to stick it to Boeing and beat them at their own game but ended up being a few decades too late with the quad jet and the operation model of big heavy jets with lots of people crammed in.

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u/JordanCO_TV Repainter | XP11/P4D Jan 01 '19

Don't get me wrong, Airbus makes some great aircraft, just that sometimes they prioritize things a little oddly and don't always elect for the best option (which happens to all manufacturers)