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Some dumb questions
1) What exactly is a B737NG, is it an EFIS glass cockpit setup? Is it the -700, -800 models?
2) I was looking at some technical system docs for A320, I like the redundancy/backups for the FBW. Is this whole aircraft more complex than the Apollo space capsule? 250 hour pilots can get type rated in it, can they learn all the systems for the check-ride?
2) I was looking at some technical system docs for A320, I like the redundancy/backups for the FBW. Is this whole aircraft more complex than the Apollo space capsule? 250 hour pilots can get type rated in it, can they learn all the systems for the check-ride?
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The B737NG is the latest version of the B737 with advanced glass cockpit similar, but not as complex as the B747-400. It is versions -600 to -900.
The Apollo capsule was a 1968 moon orbit machine, with about as much computing power as a toaster. The Airbus is many large computers riveted together. They are different things. You need to do a 14 day course to understand the systems to be able to operate it effectively (after many simulator sessions). Boeing pilots say even that is not enough.
The Apollo capsule was a 1968 moon orbit machine, with about as much computing power as a toaster. The Airbus is many large computers riveted together. They are different things. You need to do a 14 day course to understand the systems to be able to operate it effectively (after many simulator sessions). Boeing pilots say even that is not enough.
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People are often surprised by how little computing power there was (and is) in some space craft.
The shuttle used to use Z80 processors (think your first computer from the 1980s those who are that old) for a few reasons: reliable, almost indestructable, all bugs known, resiliant to cosmic rays etc etc - and you don't nee that much power to make flight trajectory calculations (sliderulers anyone?)
It takes more computing resources to draw the displays than to compute the trajectory of the aircraft
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The shuttle used to use Z80 processors (think your first computer from the 1980s those who are that old) for a few reasons: reliable, almost indestructable, all bugs known, resiliant to cosmic rays etc etc - and you don't nee that much power to make flight trajectory calculations (sliderulers anyone?)
It takes more computing resources to draw the displays than to compute the trajectory of the aircraft
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737NG means "Boeing 737 New Generation"
Old generation means -100 to -500 series.
New generation means -600 to -900 series.
NG has a completely revised wing (many with winglets on the tips),advanced electronic flight instrumentation, and improvements in many other systems.
Hope this helps.
737NG means "Boeing 737 New Generation"
Old generation means -100 to -500 series.
New generation means -600 to -900 series.
NG has a completely revised wing (many with winglets on the tips),advanced electronic flight instrumentation, and improvements in many other systems.
Hope this helps.
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Sorry JT, but i disagree..... this is the dumbest question that i have ever read on Pprune.....
http://www.pprune.org/tech-log/34012...t-manuals.html
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The shuttle used to use Z80 processors
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No - it used IBM AP-101 cpus (as also used in B52s). Shuttle procurement was complete in the early 70s, and Zilog only announced the Z80 in '76, I think.
Not that a Z80 would have been considered in any case.
Good myth, though!
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The shuttle used to use Z80 processors (think your first computer from the 1980s those who are that old) for a few reasons: reliable, almost indestructable, all bugs known, resiliant to cosmic rays etc etc - and you don't nee that much power to make flight trajectory calculations (sliderulers anyone?)
Not that a Z80 would have been considered in any case.
Good myth, though!
klog (IBMer)
