Boeing teases the 797

Wardogg said:
Based on what criteria? I mean other than your personal opinion.
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Flown both. Ergonomics and comfort are substantially better with no yoke. I'm not suggesting Airbus logic for this to happen. I don't think you'd see most all manufacturers going this way if it wasn't the preferred criteria.
 
AAPalmTree said:
Are you anti-sidestick? If so, why?
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I'm not anti-side stick. For you it's just better ergonomics? It's not easier to fly or land? It's not a safer easier to handle design? I wouldn't necessarily call Boeings descision to use a straight yoke a mistake just based on the fact you like the way it feels.
 
AAPalmTree said:
I've heard that they are looking at a twin aisle design. Apparently, The big gripes about the long Airbus and 737's are deplane and boarding times.
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Stop boarding skyline mileage handjob pro star titanium diamond members first and board the back of the damn plane.

Then you won't have a line stop every time a guy in 9C has to put his igloo cooler in the overhead and sort through his bags for his headphones.
 
Wardogg said:
I'm not anti-side stick. For you it's just better ergonomics? It's not easier to fly or land? It's not a safer easier to handle design? I wouldn't necessarily call Boeings descision to use a straight yoke a mistake just based on the fact you like the way it feels.
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The side stick is the most intuitive control implement I've used. While Airbus control logic is...interesting...using a side stick is about as easy as it gets. It sure as hell beats a rams horn yoke.
 
jtrain609 said:
The side stick is the most intuitive control implement I've used. While Airbus control logic is...interesting...using a side stick is about as easy as it gets. It sure as hell beats a rams horn yoke.
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You'll "stir the pot" for a while until you learn to let Airbus logic do its thing, until the flare.

While I've never flown a 737, I've flown a rams horn (E170), center stick (UH60) and side stick(A320). Side stick wins for ergonomics all day.

Try turning an A231 with 229 people in 50 minutes. It won't happen. (Conversely, plenty of time to grab a coffee or snack...)
 
Derg said:
Sidestick or bust.

Yokes are just relics of the past and on a FBW airplane, it's an empty promise.
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I haven't dug very deep into it but I was complaining about the lack of control cables on a G650 I work on when someone pointed out to me that there are control cables between the control columns/yokes and the box that decides what the control surfaces are going to do. At least with the yokes mechanically linked both pilots are aware of what the other might be trying to do.
Edit: I've heard the G500 and 600 have side sticks that are electronically connected to move together. Thanks Gulfstream, you've just made my life a little more complicated.
 
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