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Old 2nd Jul 2013, 16:13
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DozyWannabe
 
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@dash6:

To be fair, it's a little more complicated than that...

@deptrai:

Unfortunately I do not as yet have the kind of in-depth info on the A380 that I have for the A320, but to my mind the big 'bus has to be a significantly more complex beast than her smaller older sister. Not just in terms of flight surfaces, but things like landing gear operation are far more involved - and the systems built on top of them (e.g. Brake To Vacate) require a much more precise level of monitoring.

That said, the principles behind the design seem to have remained fundamentally the same - they've just evolved over time.

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