I started this thread to see the reaction & views of members by making up the (rumour) that "Boeing would be using side sticks on the 7e7"! Looking at the replies it looks as though Boeing will probably be using the old fashion yoke instead of the modern side stick. quotes............
"The reason you will not see a sidestick on a Boeing aircraft is all the Boeing senior engineers think that system is unsafe. That is probably a lot to do with "NIH".
"The 777 and the 7e7 were to be on a combined type rating as per the 757 and 767. If the 7e7 were to have a side stick this surely couldn't happen".
Isn't this "a big step backwards" in the developement of modern day aircraft?
nooluv...............