Orange rails in A-380 flight deck

[rotornut]

What are those orange rails shown at the top of the cabin? See

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/4087624.stm

(Go to the photo of the 380 and click on "In Pictures". See picture no. 5)

[yintsinmerite]

From here (http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/4488361.stm)


Taking no chances, the crew had been equipped with parachutes. A handrail had also been fitted, leading from the cockpit to an escape door.

I guess it may be the handrail

[Gargleblaster]

That's the orange juice bus.

Or maybe they're just "handrails" ?

[keithl]

The always elegant French have provided a clothes rail to hang uniform jackets to stop them getting creased!

[SAMIR786]

Come on guys!

These are obviously safety handles to grab onto in case it all goes horribly wrong!

It is a new aircraft after all!

I would not at all be surprised if they are not found on the final product deliverd to airlines.



:ok:

[Milt]

Orange has become the traditional colour world wide to identify flight test gubbinry.
Orange wiring looms/harnesses, orange 'black boxes' etc and if the boffins/engineers had their way TPs and FTEs would all have to be orange.

So the orange rails are unlikely to be a production fitment.

Does anyone know how the orange identifier started?
It may have been that the French SFIM data recorders were initially produced in this colour.

[ZAGORFLY]

for the big amount of visitors during flights that such a cockpit will acctract .:D

[CAT1]

There are no jumpseats. Standing room only.

[QNH1013]

I thought the A380 Max Gross Weight version had those hand rails at the back for standing room only passengers. The low cost cabin. Who says the A380 can't compete with the low cost carriers ;)

[Clarence Oveur]

It's to prevent the crew from falling over after having had the wine that goes with the crew meal.

[Tonic Please]

CAT1. There are 2 jump seats in the flight deck of the tested A380.

:)