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Old 15th Sep 2007, 07:28
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grimmrad:

I seem to recall that the picture showed a sea of beige, unbroken except for innumerable identical gauges, handles and knobs.

It was the operator's response to a situation which should have been designed out at birth, IMO, but I'm no psychologist nor an ergonomist.

If the humans are the weakest link, then Airbus and other manufacturers need to design in accordance with that. It seems to me that changing the shape of and (I don't recall from the report if it's the case) the motion required to set the parking brake is much more Murphy-proof.
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