Airbus Flight Deck - Handle?
 

I was looking at the panaromic view of the A380 flight deck when a colleagued asked what the large handle under the captains side window was for?

I guessed it was to open and close the window but admitted that I didn't have a clue, it seems quite large for such a simple use, so hopefully someone here knows?

Thanks in advance,

JM.

Trust your gut - thats the window release handle.

Because of the way they lock in place, with a sort of over-centre mechanism they can sometimes need a little bit of persuasion to open. Especially so if your reason for opening the window is to restore equilibrium with the cabin pressure. Thus the apparent over engineering.

that one got me too:O

Excellent, thank you.