Most common failure that annoys the hell out of all pilots on Airbus would have to be the tray table, and it's only a Category D item, so you could go 4 months without one being replaced. :rolleyes: :mad: :blink: :wacko: Though admittedly in recent times we've been fixing them within about a week on the A320, slightly longer on the A330, but not as bad as they used be.

 

Other most common failures would probably be in the bleed system, it can get rather temperamental at times.

 

Regards,

Ró.

Mercury Atlas 6 space capsule? :huh:

 

Nope

Try again!

Oops, I didn't ask precisely. :blush:

What's the most common cause of errors on a modern setup in normal line ops? Concerning the FBW stuff.

 

And.. we need a hint on the 50th anniversary question.

Oops, I didn't ask precisely. :blush:

What's the most common cause of errors on a modern setup in normal line ops? Concerning the FBW stuff.

 

And.. we need a hint on the 50th anniversary question.

Errors in pilot handling, understanding, operation, physical components? I'm not exactly sure what you're getting at here? :blush: :blink: :huh:

The maintenance stuff. I think Pete hinted to the problems and the not always easy setup. Hence my question on what a FBW system (not limited to Airbus) usually produces or which typical causes come up in the everyday ops.

What's the most common cause of errors on a modern setup in normal line ops? Concerning the FBW stuff.

 

Day to daywise with fbw on pwr up in mornings quite common to get elac faults but by far biggest pain is the air systems pnematic or air con

Q: Which fly by wire a/c celebrated its 50th anniversary last year?

 

 

Saab JAS 39 Gripen

You sure, Mark? 50 years of Saab JAS 39 Gripen?

The maintenance stuff. I think Pete hinted to the problems and the not always easy setup. Hence my question on what a FBW system (not limited to Airbus) usually produces or which typical causes come up in the everyday ops.

Yeh, as Pete says there can sometimes be a need to reset some of the computers at initial power up, but most of that is done before we get to the aircraft. It's the air system though that causes the most trouble as Pete and myself pointed out.

 

Regards,

Ró.

It's the air system though that causes the most trouble as Pete and myself pointed out.

And that's on an Airbus. Can you believe it? :lol:

And that's on an Airbus. Can you believe it? :lol:

And an Aer Lingus Airbus at that... :wink: :biggrin:

Are you up for some combination of normal and 'steer by wire' tech?

Must admit, I never saw such a machine. Maybe Randy can comment on that thing, if he follows the thread.

I want that tractor so bad after seeing that video, but I fear it'd be too big for getting up the country roads... :Thinking: Never was good with the tractor back home, wonder if this'd make a difference, but John Deere make great stuff... very expensive though mind you.... Probably not worth it for the couple of days a year I have to work on the farm... It looks like some monster alright.

 

Here's an interesting one, a side stick for a car...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KVYjzY04P0A

 

Or drive by wire concept car:

 

Not sure I'd like having the accelerator in my hands in a car, and I can't see how you'd work the gears and steer at once... :rolleyes:

Yeah, I guess the stick interfaces in cars serve a small sector. For handicapped people, where it allows them to operate a normal car or the design concepts. As long as the drivers really steer a car with the wheels turning, the good old steering wheel does it best.

 

Although you already get augmented in even mid-range cars or the fancy stuff where all four wheels steer the thing. Depending on the speed, the rear wheels alter their schedule and deflection. And they are not mechanically linked to the steering wheel.

 

I want that tractor so bad after seeing that video

:biggrin:

 

Since we are on the videos, here's a GA flyer's dream or nightmare. The autoland on a Bonanza. The video isn't that spectacular, but the description says that no human handled the landing (although there were three on board).

A modified Bonanza conducted a series of hands-off landings during a test campaign at HBCs headquarters in Wichita, Kan. The test Bonanza was equipped with an experimental fly-by-wire flight control system. The airplane carried a crew of three to observe and monitor system operation and to provide a backup control capability.

 

I could imagine those systems to work differently than the commercial stuff. So one shouldn't relate ILS categories or something to them. I could think of systems looking ahead and really seeing the runway, then adjusting the flight path. So, with a backup from a precise GPS, there's a sort of visual landing available even on very small and not properly equipped airfields.

 

Perhaps relate something like the automotive lane warning/keeping tech and the traffic sign identification to it. That sort of tech, with cameras. Did I mention that they also monitor the driver's fatigue level? :Yawn:

50th (2012) Anniversary hint. There are still 6 a/c in active service!