Greg Farris wrote:
In article . com,
says...

Lets see, I worked for Boeing for 8 years, mostly on the 777 Flight
Deck Displays (AIMS), and while there, I was privy to a lot of
competitive analysis of Airbus products.



If you did work in any significant engineering capacity at Boeing, it is all
the more disquieting that you would make disdainful (and unjustified) comments
on a worthy competitor (who has outsold Boeing every year since 2003).

The comparison between Boeing and Airbus is a very interesting industrial
subject. Two very different industrial models, in somewhat different cultural
and social context, a shared commercial strategic approach and of course a
global market resulting in two extremely comparable and highly competitive
products, with essentially equal market share.

Books can be (and have been) written about the subject - by intelligent
people, capable of making pertinent observations - and make for a lot of
insight into the high-tech sector.

Pity that in this specialized discussion group we cannot get the level of
dialog abnove the childish, gutter-level snipes cherished by a few who would
have every reason to know better. It could be becaus the many contributors who
really do have something pertinent to say are no longer wasting their time on
these discussions.

GF

Oh, so if my professional opinion does not agree with yours, it is
childish. That's a very high horse you are riding Greg.

The fact of the matter is that my opinion of the A320 autothrottle
design is shared by many engineers and human factors experts at Boeing.
It is a poor design. It is a dangerous design. It adds a barrier to
the pilot. Moving the throttle handles should always result in a
direct control of the engines. Pushing the autothrottle disconnect
button should not be necessary to accomplish this. The backdriven
handles on the Boeing airplanes is far safer than the A320
implementation.

So, what are your qualifications Greg?

Dean