Now we can all be pilots

Tony Raven said:

From the BBC News report on the A380 superjumbo maiden flight:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/4488361.stm

Jacques Rosay, who flew the A380 during take-off, said the plane
behaved "immaculately" and that as a pilot "you handle it like you
handle a bicycle".

You initiate the turn by counter-steering?

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Tony Raven said:

From the BBC News report on the A380 superjumbo maiden flight:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/4488361.stm

Jacques Rosay, who flew the A380 during take-off, said the plane behaved
"immaculately" and that as a pilot "you handle it like you handle a
bicycle".

He didn't say whether he was wearing a helmet or had a bell fitted at
the time.

It's a new aircraft so would have had to have a bell. Pedalling it must
have been a [censored], though!

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Trevor Barton

Trevor Barton said:

Tony Raven said:

From the BBC News report on the A380 superjumbo maiden flight:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/4488361.stm

Jacques Rosay, who flew the A380 during take-off, said the plane behaved
"immaculately" and that as a pilot "you handle it like you handle a
bicycle".

He didn't say whether he was wearing a helmet or had a bell fitted at
the time.

It's a new aircraft so would have had to have a bell. Pedalling it must
have been a [censored], though!

Particularly with such low tyre pressures. :-)

R.

Trevor Barton said:

It's a new aircraft so would have had to have a bell. Pedalling it must
have been a [censored], though!

That's why it has room for 800 pedalling passengers ;-)

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Tony Raven said:

That's why it has room for 800 pedalling passengers ;-)

Inna recumbent stylee?

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dkahn400 said:

Tony Raven said:

That's why it has room for 800 pedalling passengers ;-)

Inna recumbent stylee?

Only in Business class. They get the titanium Crank Bros pedals too.
Economy are on uprights with Wellgos.

Colin

dkahn400 said:

Tony Raven said:

That's why it has room for 800 pedalling passengers ;-)

Inna recumbent stylee?

More in a tandem stoker stylee. Bolt upright with your face pressed
against the back of the person in front ;-)

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Richard said:

Trevor Barton said:

Tony Raven said:

From the BBC News report on the A380 superjumbo maiden flight:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/4488361.stm

Jacques Rosay, who flew the A380 during take-off, said the plane behaved
"immaculately" and that as a pilot "you handle it like you handle a
bicycle".

He didn't say whether he was wearing a helmet or had a bell fitted at
the time.

It's a new aircraft so would have had to have a bell. Pedalling it must
have been a [censored], though!

Particularly with such low tyre pressures. :-)

R.

Tyre pressure in the A380's tyres is about 190 psi.

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Trevor Barton said:

Tony Raven said:

From the BBC News report on the A380 superjumbo maiden flight:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/4488361.stm

Jacques Rosay, who flew the A380 during take-off, said the plane behaved
"immaculately" and that as a pilot "you handle it like you handle a
bicycle".

He didn't say whether he was wearing a helmet or had a bell fitted at
the time.

It's a new aircraft so would have had to have a bell. Pedalling it must
have been a [censored], though!

Pictures showed the pilot wearing a h*lm*t, and he also wore a paracute.

From pictures of the plane, it appears to have four big horns handing from
the wings. Looks like he must of visited www.PimpUpYourPlane.co.fr

As for peddling, surely the pilot did a bunny hop as well, so he only needed
to peddle for a minute or so.

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Quoted message said:

From the BBC News report on the A380 superjumbo maiden flight:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/4488361.stm

Jacques Rosay, who flew the A380 during take-off, said the plane behaved
"immaculately" and that as a pilot "you handle it like you handle a
bicycle".

On t'new today when the thing was on the runway for take-off. it was said
that the pilot uses a keyboard to fly it - all computerised. My bikes don't
have keyboards ;-)

Cheers, helen s

Quoted message said:

He didn't say whether he was wearing a helmet or had a bell fitted at the
time.

On Wed, 27 Apr 2005 20:13:19 +0100, "wafflycat" <wafflesATv21netDOTcoDOTuk>

Quoted message said:

On t'new today when the thing was on the runway for take-off. it was said
that the pilot uses a keyboard to fly it - all computerised. My bikes don't
have keyboards ;-)

Oh, you must have one of those cheapo £800 'budget' models.

wafflycat said:

On t'new today when the thing was on the runway for take-off. it was
said that the pilot uses a keyboard to fly it - all computerised. My
bikes don't have keyboards ;-)

Mine has had a keyboard on a couple of occasions. Infrared one, to be
precise, to the PC which was a couple of metres away. Not that I'm a
net addict or anything.

And the bike was clamped into the turbo. Obviously :-)

I quickly discovered that if you're doing it properly there's little
energy left for poncing about with a keyboard, and if you're not doing
it properly there's no point pretending you are :-)

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dkahn400 said:

You initiate the turn by counter-steering?

Yup. Google for "Aileron reversal" At Mach numbers greater than even
Eddy Merckx could achieve though.

Mike

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Quoted message said:

On Wed, 27 Apr 2005 20:13:19 +0100, "wafflycat"
<wafflesATv21netDOTcoDOTuk>

Quoted message said:

On t'new today when the thing was on the runway for take-off. it was said
that the pilot uses a keyboard to fly it - all computerised. My bikes
don't
have keyboards ;-)

Oh, you must have one of those cheapo £800 'budget' models.

Now you mention it ;-)

Cheers, helen s