A 380 saving weight diet or is a trend
I have noticed that in the A380 the are only 2 hydraulic systems (Green and Yellow)
How big is the weight saving at expenses of redundancy and Airbus family concept of strong functional commonality?
Since Concorde fly by wire we had the Blue hydraulics too.
A 380 is a fantastic heavy flying achievement but I have watched with anxiety its contaminated surface landings. Without the help of ENG 1-4 reverse trust (not equipped) with only a couple of pair extra brakes than the 340-600 the runway must be very long indeed.
Is a saving weight diet necessity or a trend?
Boeing to save weight have completely designed the 787 without air bleed system.
4+2 (APU) heavy weight electric generator will take the job even for pressurization.
(Better for our dried/draying skins)
A part to distant physically (on the A380 flight deck) the two switches (Parking Brake and Out board Camera system) as a result (I believe) of the ZSPD china incident, all those new designs are very smart or very stupid?