C Series handling quality assessment by Flight International
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C Series handling quality assessment by Flight International
In the Flight International magazine just released today, is a superb report by Mike Gerzanics of his assessment of the Bombardier C Series handling qualities.
I commend it to anyone interested in a readable comparison of the fly-by-wire systems offered by the various manufacturers. Very interesting, very readable and instructive.
https://www.flightglobal.com/news/ar...gh-its-431271/
I commend it to anyone interested in a readable comparison of the fly-by-wire systems offered by the various manufacturers. Very interesting, very readable and instructive.
https://www.flightglobal.com/news/ar...gh-its-431271/
Seems like a fine aircraft.
Surprised, however they didn't go with 'active sidesticks' as Gulfstream did on their new
500 / 600 models.
The benefits in overall Pilot awareness with both sticks moving in unison, trim inputs required and built in stick shaker are significant.
Surprised, however they didn't go with 'active sidesticks' as Gulfstream did on their new
500 / 600 models.
The benefits in overall Pilot awareness with both sticks moving in unison, trim inputs required and built in stick shaker are significant.
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Around the time of the BRJ-X (the CSeries' predecessor) BA carried out a series of tests using both a NASA active stick and one by Sterling IIRC. The cross-cockpit feedback was improved but not sufficiently to warrant the additional complexity and loss of reliability in airline service.
I can understand that, but the state of the art in active sidesticks has advanced significantly since then with the BAE product on the Gulfstream.
Too late, perhaps for the C Series, it was in development for a long time.
Shame because Gulfstream have come up with a superb solution to the problem of
lack of awareness regarding the other Pilots inputs and gives the Pilots valuable
feedback into the aircraft's state simultaneously.
Too late, perhaps for the C Series, it was in development for a long time.
Shame because Gulfstream have come up with a superb solution to the problem of
lack of awareness regarding the other Pilots inputs and gives the Pilots valuable
feedback into the aircraft's state simultaneously.
