Panoramic view of the Airbus A380 cockpit

[Denholm]

If you look at it from a different perspective it is less safe. If cargo did get loose without the crew knowing it. On touchdown when the autobrakes kick in and the reversers fire the plane begins to slow down at about 10 MPH every 3 seconds. The cargo could gain enough momentum to smash through the cockpit walls and crush the pilots on the A380. If the cargo tried the same thing on the 747 it would simply hit the nose and stop or protrude through the nose and get stuck.

Now, in which situation do the pilots not get crushed?

[2bighorn]

Originally posted by Denholm
The cargo could gain enough momentum to smash through the cockpit walls and crush the pilots on the A380.

Why are you discussing matter you don't know anything about?

But I'll answer anyways. A-380F main deck floor (even though much stronger than pax version) would not be able to support cargo of such high density.

But, lets say it can. Cargo would have to go through two walls and the cockpit floor, since cockpit is between main and upper deck.

That would be possible only at very rapid deceleration (braking on the runway wouldn't do it), means plane would have to collide with something at very high speed. In that case, pilots would probably die before cargo could hit them.

[Denholm]

Now that I know there's a block, I'll remain silent. I was discussing the matter as if there wasn't a block. Since I don't get into too detailed information about these airliners I wouldn't know. However that doesn't mean that I'm not entitled to an opinion.

[MotleyCH]

No HAT Switch on the stick...WTF

[Vulcan]

Originally posted by MotleyCH
No HAT Switch on the stick...WTF

They probably use trackir.