Sbell865 (Scott) October 20, 2017, 2:24pm #1.
The Boeing Yoke vs Airbus Sidestick.
Airline Pilot Questions & Answers. The sidesticks are much more sensitive, but have lesser range of travel. A side-stick or sidestick controller is an aircraft control column (or joystick) that is located on the side console of the pilot, usually on the righthand side, or outboard on a two-seat flightdeck.Typically this is found in aircraft that are equipped with fly-by-wire control systems.. Ergonomic replica of the Airbus sidestick (A320 type), with built-in throttle axis and thrust reverser mechanism Fly with greater levels of realism and immersion Exclusive precision, thanks to H.E.A.R.T (HallEffect AccuRate Technology) magnetic sensors: Flying with a Yoke versus a Joystick?
Adaptability is also another. What are you responsible on your own vs what your employer will train you on when you bid on to a new plane/system? I have seen pilots use both in youtube videos and was curious if one is more popular than the other in airplanes and what the feel is like. A yoke, on the other hand, is easily recognized as the control wheel of the aircraft. The 737 is about the largest plane that can handle manual reversion, and one requires a column/yoke or a centre stick for that.As time went on, both kept playing to their strengths. Take note that there is a link between the type of control and the design mobility of the aircraft. I owned a Diamond DA-40 for a while—never again. Yoke .
An alternative control method is the side stick, which sits to the side of the pilot. Yokes work by mechanical-driven system in which they are directly connected to the control surfaces with cables and rods. It only takes a minute to sign up.One useful thing with yoke is that the pilot and copilot yokes can be mechanically coupled, which is near impossible in a sidestick.The sidestick was first introduced in the Airbus 320 along with the FBW.
When one control yoke is moved by a crew member, the other yoke moves as well. Each control method has both advantages and disadvantages for the pilot and crew. It only takes a minute to sign up.Both got what they wanted. Thanks! Yokes are popular among all types of aircraft, for example, the GA aircraft with a conventional control system like the Cessna 172 to the fly-by-wire airliner like the Boeing 787.Aside from giving visual feedback to control positions, they are also less sensitive to maneuver as compared to sticks because they take up a lot of space, concealing other controls from the their line of view.Itâs a popular choice among pilots and pilot-trainees since itâs more sensitive function-wise, allowing rapid and independent movements as commanded by the planeâs computer to reduce the pilotâs workload.
Flight Control: Sidestick vs. Yoke Aerospace & Defense; January 31, 2018. I’m in the process of going back from Bus to Boeing and while I enjoyed the Bus I’m VERY happy to be returning to the yolk.Question is just my curiosity, by the time I get to get fly a wide body well be flying A390’s and B797’s.Slightly related, when an airline such as Delta, retires a fleet like the 747 and swaps out with the A350, is it safe to assume the 747 captains and FO would get first dips at those spots? Thanks for contributing an answer to Aviation Stack Exchange!This meant Airbus needed a disruptive design with killer features to have any shot at the market. To apply a control input one only needs to turn one's wrist while a yoke requires you to use both of your arms to make the big aircraft turn.
The throttle controls are typically located to the left of a single pilot or centrally on a two-seat flightdeck. Airbus kept developing their glass cockpit with reduced pilot effort.The F16 used side sticks because of the 9g accelerations that accelerate arms all over the place and can be the source of Pilot Induced Oscillations - best to support the arm with the armrest and control the aircraft by wrist movement. They are known for using the same design to keep costs down but didn't they ever tried to innovate the mechanics?The first Airbus had yokes but they changed to the sidesticks after a while But Boeing is still stuck with yokes even with 777-300ER decades later.One more thing. A side-stick or sidestick controller is an aircraft control column (or joystick) that is located on the side console of the pilot, usually on the righthand side, or outboard on a two-seat flightdeck.Typically this is found in aircraft that are equipped with fly-by-wire control systems..
For small GA aircraft, they are rarely, if ever used.Spacewise, they offer significant advantages as they clear up a lot of room in front of the pilot.They can be used with either hand.The yoke also provides the other pilot with a visual indication of the control input given.They take up a lot of space and can obscure the instruments in front.A300 cockpit; image from airlinerworld.com I wonder if the inhibition threshold therefore is somehow lower to make extreme, exaggerated inputs in case of a sidestick? So they gave the A320 the most sophisticated fly-by-wire, convenient sidestick control, and a ULD-supporting cargo hold.Column/yoke combinations provide the clearest feedback on what the condition of the aeroplane is: hydraulics ON, autopilot ON, trim position. An alternative control method is the side stick, which sits to the side of the pilot. Sidestick control vs control yoke vs panel-mounted control wheel.