Wow, it’s like my workplace Data Centre. The A350 is such a magnificent plane. Congratulations to all who designed and built it. I have a feeling it’ll be around for decades to come, with evolutionary improvements, just like the A320 and A330.
I think they should hire apple or pixel designers. Of all the touch-based display systems in the world the one in an airplane should be the least laggy.
@@harixav you have no idea how the industry works. That "lag" is a known quantity. If the customer wanted something more responsive, they had years to ask for it and consider the associated costs. This is no BS e-waste products for ADHD Twitter addicts.
I "drive freight" at night on a 74-8, there has always been so many unique differences between the Boeing product vs the Airbus I have always admired the Porsche design inspired cockpit and the simplicity/ergonomics......never been a side stick/yoke guy but I always get jealous of my colleagues that get to eat there dinner on those trays instead of the great juggling act that we do w/ our food on the dash...nice video
Dustin, nothing like lifting yourself up thru a hatch & having to balance on a 2 x 4 to slide in some modules or panels. Then you realize there's just barely room to lockwire the connectors & hardware. Not any more, retired & reading about it. 😄✌
Yep, and usually the rate of failure of the module or LRU was inversely proportional to the ease of replacing it. Maybe you could see it or touch it, but not at the same time. Then you've got to remove it, replace it and do the wirelocking with maybe a couple of fingers😥 Aaaahhh, memories😊
Well, they gotta store the navigational data for the entire globe in there, and have enough computer power to navigate, control flight surfaces (since A350 is FBW) and even APPR/autoland! It truly Is a state of the art aircraft.
@@EnsignLovell If your cellphone could affect the plane, the radio wave from it's radio, radar, incoming radars, satellite and the universe itself would be even worse. Phone don't crash planes, they won't even interfere with any of their system. They tell you this so you don't have your phone in your hands which can become a projectile.
The A350’s avionics bay actually looks like a server room/data center. The designers of the A350 really outdid theirselves They even managed to make the cargo hold look nice
I program the main flight computers and displays for a living on similar aircraft. It's so simple because this stuff needs to be reliable, and sometimes a little simplicity is the simplest way to do that. Under the covers, there is a lot going on for the express purpose of ensuring that everything goes smoothly. You don't want lag at all, or any unexpected freezing of the computer. Plus, there's probably at least 2 or 3 of everything on this aircraft, if not more. For the aircraft I'm working on, we are utilizing a software/system architecture called FACE (Future Airborne Capability Environment). It's really neat, and makes it much easier to develop these complex types of systems. Basically the game here is functionality first, usability second, and looks last.
@@jakea7065 yet the SpaceX engineers were able to deliver a smooth UI, good looks AND functionality… on a space rocket! Sorry, I’m with OP. A brand new plane shouldn’t have such a laggy UI like it’s running TonTom from 2005
@@Leftplayer1 Making the cockpit look good is Airbuses problem, and I don't work for Airbus. I'm talking about overdone, convoluted displays and controls with unnecessary amounts of features. See the Bell V280 if you want something modern. That's still under development.
@@KaldekBoch yes, similar to what they do in the space industry. People often complain about picture quality etc, but reliability is top priority, so often they use tech from decades ago just because they know it will work.
Those aren't servers. The modules that do contain computers run on a very specific, deterministic OS (ARINC) and there's no networking involved. When Ethernet is used, it's under the AFDX protocol stack that has nothing to do with your usual TCP/IP. In other words, you wouldn't be able to take this hardware into a datacenter and do anything with it.
You are a good person, with a good heart, you have a lot of naturalness and you transmit peace when explaining your videos. I'm sure your coworkers are proud of you. Greetings from the Canary Islands
Thank you! Thank you! At 1:49 I was able to see a couple of projects of mine that we only saw in drawings and pictures before! Wonderful walkthough! Gotta love 360 cameras!
Man, when he opened the little door to show the computers, I was expecting there to be a small rack with a few flight controllers. There's a data center there.
@@destroyerdragon2002 Seriously. I'm a bit of a geek. I'd LOVE to just spend an hour in that space seeing what all of the various equipment does. Back in the day when I first started working in IT, I worked for a large telecom provider. I remember when our enterprise command center was built, which included about 20k square feet of raised floor, I would go in once in awhile with the lights off and just sit and watch all of the LEDs blink. Way cool.
Lol yeah, like a row of servers. Did you notice the the heat distortion in the air when he turned around? From the hot air coming off the electronics traveling through the cooler air in the bay?
Makes Starship Enterprise (NCC1701) look like a toy. Wow. Amazing landing; so smooth and slow it didn’t even look real. Seeing that plane posed against the “today” skyline of buildings, and being from 1945 myself: wow, it’s the FUTURE, Commander Corry! The lit up interior in the dark with all the glowing readouts is mind-boggling. I was impressed.
@@bjornpilot why? Isn’t it pressurized ? That access door didn’t look air tight but I could be mistaken. Or do you mean it’s risky because no oxygen masks during emergency situations? Anyways, thanks for the walkthrough. Good choice of music as well. Happy flying!
@@shreedhar333 it's pressurized, but for safety and regulations it's not advisable to be in any area of the plane during flight which doesn't have access to oxygen mask in case of a sudden loss of cabin pressure. This is why in some airplanes the staff will not allow above a certain amount of people to remain standing near the galleys and/or heads as there is a limited amount of oxygen masks in those areas.
I do love this aircraft. So much new technologies compared to the "classic" ones. Structure, cabin, systems and even the cockpit, we can see that all is brand new. Its like the smartphone of planes. :)
I remember once when I was catering a Boeing 777, I had to climb a ladder through a hatch to get inside since it was at hardstand with no stairs attached. good fun.
Your avionics compartment looks like a mini data center. Impressive 👍🏼 We miss your commercial jet videos One small question. Can pilots climb down to the cargo hold during in-flight thru this way?
@@bjornpilot Um, isn't that dangerous because you never know when turbulence can come? I thought the plane always lands as soon as possible if there is any need to climb down there.
My wife and I flew economy with Cathay Pacific in a brand new A350 from Hong Kong to Brisbane. Admittedly, the aircraft was half empty, so we had and additional seat between us, but the aircraft was notably nicer and more comfortable than I've experienced (nearly all the Boeings and Airbus).
Great video, lovely flight deck. Those flight deck windows including the DV window look big, in comparison to the A330. Nice. Always amazes me how many computers must be down that avionics bay, I guess more in the A350 as I don’t recall that many in the A330’s bay. Lovely aircraft, hope to fly on one some day.
Truly amazing aircraft. Travelled on A350 to Kuala Lumpur Malaysia direct from Heathrow. Smooth flight throughput. Missing flying due to Covid-19 restrictions. Once you have tasted flight, you will forever walk the earth with your eyes turned skyward, for there you have been, and there you will always long to return.
That particular screen is connected to the EFB (electronic flight bag) which is a small windows laptop (hence lag) just behind the pilot seat... totally separate from the flight computers. That laptop stores airport charts, manuals, aircraft performance calculation software.
Thanks for sharing! Do pilots get any training on the equipment in the avionics bay? Are there any situations that would require a pilot to access the avionics bay in an emergency?
Love the glass cockpit. I run a new Cat loader and the new models all have glass cockpits with touch screens. Some of the older guys don't like it, but I love having access to all kinds of info I didn't used to have access to. Is it the same for pilots? Do the older guys prefer gauges over screens?
I am retired avionics instructor. Somebody has to understand and maintain all of the systems on the airplane. Each one of the dozens of boxes in the electronics compartment has it own job to do in the task of making the aircraft functional. Technicians must know not only the meaning of each light, symbol, control and switch in the cockpit, but also its source, function, and connections to other systems in the airplane, and its effects upon them. The task of detecting and diagnosing problems in the networks of functionality would be nearly impossible without the development of BITE, built in test equipment, in aircraft systems. Many airplanes now have dedicated computer terminals for maintenance, while other tests may be accessed through cockpit control panels and displays. Also, some individual boxes in the electronics compartment have displays and controls on the front that allow the technician to test and verify that particular box. I spent many hours teaching all of those systems and tests to technicians, but I began my career pouring engine oil into 22 gallon tanks on DC-3 aircraft.
Wow, it’s like my workplace Data Centre. The A350 is such a magnificent plane. Congratulations to all who designed and built it. I have a feeling it’ll be around for decades to come, with evolutionary improvements, just like the A320 and A330.
5:00 runs on an entire room full of computers.
*Is laggy*
You thought Crysis was hard to run ? Try actually flying 😁
yeah this would bother the crap out of me
I think they should hire apple or pixel designers. Of all the touch-based display systems in the world the one in an airplane should be the least laggy.
There aren't gpu
@@harixav you have no idea how the industry works. That "lag" is a known quantity. If the customer wanted something more responsive, they had years to ask for it and consider the associated costs. This is no BS e-waste products for ADHD Twitter addicts.
I "drive freight" at night on a 74-8, there has always been so many unique differences between the Boeing product vs the Airbus I have always admired the Porsche design inspired cockpit and the simplicity/ergonomics......never been a side stick/yoke guy but I always get jealous of my colleagues that get to eat there dinner on those trays instead of the great juggling act that we do w/ our food on the dash...nice video
Seems that Boeing is lazy. They can't put a pair of holes that you stick a metal tray into?! Cars have had that design for over 12 years.
Got to say that the SAS livery on the A359 is one of the best out there. That silver lettering on the forward fuselage.... absolutely mint.
After crawling through many hellholes in my career, I would've given almost anything to have an Avionics bay like this!!
Dustin, nothing like lifting yourself up thru a hatch & having to balance on a 2 x 4 to slide in some modules or panels. Then you realize there's just barely room to lockwire the connectors & hardware.
Not any more, retired & reading about it.
😄✌
The cool thing is that all of airbuses E&E compartments looks like this all the way back to the A310/A300 days. Very well done! I love airbus!!
Amazing. Had no idea. Worked as baggage handler on 707 and 737. Siggh the memories, sweetest things..
Soon they will say; "just what do you think your doing Dave?"🤣
Yep, and usually the rate of failure of the module or LRU was inversely proportional to the ease of replacing it. Maybe you could see it or touch it, but not at the same time. Then you've got to remove it, replace it and do the wirelocking with maybe a couple of fingers😥 Aaaahhh, memories😊
Wow, 2:40 looks like a data center on board the plane!
That's exactly what it is.
It's mostly used for mining cryptocurrency, whatever's left over they use to fly the plane.
It is indeed a data center
Well, they gotta store the navigational data for the entire globe in there, and have enough computer power to navigate, control flight surfaces (since A350 is FBW) and even APPR/autoland! It truly Is a state of the art aircraft.
I have to say under my breath SOB! Bjorn really loves to fly and loves his career. Respect.
So interesting to see how much computer power there is on an airplane.
Now I know what they mean when they say your cellphone can affect the plane 😅
It's a computer with wings. The robots are taking over! 😂
The actual flight computer is tiny, most of that equipment was for Bitcoin mining, lol
A flying datacenter
@@EnsignLovell If your cellphone could affect the plane, the radio wave from it's radio, radar, incoming radars, satellite and the universe itself would be even worse. Phone don't crash planes, they won't even interfere with any of their system. They tell you this so you don't have your phone in your hands which can become a projectile.
The A350’s avionics bay actually looks like a server room/data center. The designers of the A350 really outdid theirselves
They even managed to make the cargo hold look nice
4:50 So much computer power in the plane but still a screen performing like an old tired PC from the 90’s. :)
I program the main flight computers and displays for a living on similar aircraft. It's so simple because this stuff needs to be reliable, and sometimes a little simplicity is the simplest way to do that. Under the covers, there is a lot going on for the express purpose of ensuring that everything goes smoothly. You don't want lag at all, or any unexpected freezing of the computer. Plus, there's probably at least 2 or 3 of everything on this aircraft, if not more.
For the aircraft I'm working on, we are utilizing a software/system architecture called FACE (Future Airborne Capability Environment). It's really neat, and makes it much easier to develop these complex types of systems.
Basically the game here is functionality first, usability second, and looks last.
@@jakea7065 Yeah but there is lag, that's what he's saying.
@@jakea7065 yet the SpaceX engineers were able to deliver a smooth UI, good looks AND functionality… on a space rocket!
Sorry, I’m with OP. A brand new plane shouldn’t have such a laggy UI like it’s running TonTom from 2005
@@Leftplayer1 Making the cockpit look good is Airbuses problem, and I don't work for Airbus. I'm talking about overdone, convoluted displays and controls with unnecessary amounts of features. See the Bell V280 if you want something modern. That's still under development.
@@jakea7065 what languages are you using to program those PC ?
The avionics bay is really interesting ! I love the blinking indicators !
@user Cman You are correct !
Wooow wtf there is a at least two homelabs worth of servers down there. I never knew that, this is amazing
Everything the plane does could probably be squeezed into stuff much smaller...but I guess with a lot less reliability and redundancy.
@@KaldekBoch yes, similar to what they do in the space industry. People often complain about picture quality etc, but reliability is top priority, so often they use tech from decades ago just because they know it will work.
@@Formula1st that, plus it probably takes forever and a day to get anything new built to rad-hardened specs and then qualified for launch.
Those aren't servers. The modules that do contain computers run on a very specific, deterministic OS (ARINC) and there's no networking involved. When Ethernet is used, it's under the AFDX protocol stack that has nothing to do with your usual TCP/IP. In other words, you wouldn't be able to take this hardware into a datacenter and do anything with it.
Wow, I’m impressed with the tour of the Avionics bay. Amazing cruising at 41,000ft.
Thank you Bjorn! This re-edit is a good improvement on the original from last year. Do miss these great videos from your commercial flying days.
Fascinating.
You are a good person, with a good heart, you have a lot of naturalness and you transmit peace when explaining your videos. I'm sure your coworkers are proud of you. Greetings from the Canary Islands
Thank you! 😊
Loved the ending shot where your flying where angels tread.
That must be quite the experience when you get paid to enjoy such beautiful scenery.
Staggering piece of technology.
I love the A350 and there are so many hidden secrets in planes
So cool!
Ahhh so that's where all the 30 series cards have gone !!!
I think this is one of the Beat Aviation Videos I have seen. Thanks so much for posting. All my best from the U.S. Jim
Thanks Jim! Really appreciate it. 🙂
Thank you! Thank you! At 1:49 I was able to see a couple of projects of mine that we only saw in drawings and pictures before! Wonderful walkthough!
Gotta love 360 cameras!
Holy hell it even sounds like a server room
Man, when he opened the little door to show the computers, I was expecting there to be a small rack with a few flight controllers. There's a data center there.
Yup every flight surface has multiple cables and routing equipment, every system has multiple backups... ect. not our granddads plane for sure.
@@destroyerdragon2002 Seriously. I'm a bit of a geek. I'd LOVE to just spend an hour in that space seeing what all of the various equipment does.
Back in the day when I first started working in IT, I worked for a large telecom provider. I remember when our enterprise command center was built, which included about 20k square feet of raised floor, I would go in once in awhile with the lights off and just sit and watch all of the LEDs blink. Way cool.
@@migbham1 It is rare that I meet a mind that perceives things in a similar manner to my own. Can be quite refreshing.
Lol yeah, like a row of servers. Did you notice the the heat distortion in the air when he turned around? From the hot air coming off the electronics traveling through the cooler air in the bay?
@@righty-o3585 I personally think it was just his 360 camera trying to focus.. though I am plenty sure it gets nice and toasty down there.
Thank you Capt. Bjorn. Very interesting. Much appreciated.
Awesome walkthrough man!
Superb tour of a new Jet. Thank you for sharing 👍
An interesting insight to parts of the A350 that Joe Public never sees. And the plot for the next 'Die Hard' movie! Superb. 😊
Fantastic video! So cool to see behind the scenes stuff, especially on a new bird. Well done!
Beautiful! I love the A350! Newark Airport, not so much. Thanks Captain 🙏
Makes Starship Enterprise (NCC1701) look like a toy. Wow. Amazing landing; so smooth and slow it didn’t even look real. Seeing that plane posed against the “today” skyline of buildings, and being from 1945 myself: wow, it’s the FUTURE, Commander Corry! The lit up interior in the dark with all the glowing readouts is mind-boggling. I was impressed.
I am going to have claustrophobic nightmares tonight. Awesome video.
A few more computers and they won't need you guys lounging in the cockpit anymore!!! Thanks for posting, interesting stuff.
Wow how interesting! That’s some stuff u don’t get to see normally 😮
Truly impressive. That Av Bay is sick.
Is it possible to access the avionics compartment and cargo hold during the flight?
Yes. But bad idea. No oxy masks there.
@@bjornpilot oh okay, thanks
@@bjornpilot why? Isn’t it pressurized ? That access door didn’t look air tight but I could be mistaken. Or do you mean it’s risky because no oxygen masks during emergency situations? Anyways, thanks for the walkthrough. Good choice of music as well. Happy flying!
@@bjornpilot Sam Chui did it on a Combi but carried a portable oxygen bottle with him.
@@shreedhar333 it's pressurized, but for safety and regulations it's not advisable to be in any area of the plane during flight which doesn't have access to oxygen mask in case of a sudden loss of cabin pressure. This is why in some airplanes the staff will not allow above a certain amount of people to remain standing near the galleys and/or heads as there is a limited amount of oxygen masks in those areas.
I do love this aircraft. So much new technologies compared to the "classic" ones. Structure, cabin, systems and even the cockpit, we can see that all is brand new.
Its like the smartphone of planes. :)
I remember once when I was catering a Boeing 777, I had to climb a ladder through a hatch to get inside since it was at hardstand with no stairs attached. good fun.
Your avionics compartment looks like a mini data center. Impressive 👍🏼 We miss your commercial jet videos
One small question. Can pilots climb down to the cargo hold during in-flight thru this way?
Yes it is possible but not a good idea since there are no oxy masks there, which you need in case of a decompression
@@bjornpilot Very good Captain. Thanks 👍🏼
It is impressive. 😎
@@bjornpilot Um, isn't that dangerous because you never know when turbulence can come? I thought the plane always lands as soon as possible if there is any need to climb down there.
@@largol33t1 We never go down there during flight.
My wife and I flew economy with Cathay Pacific in a brand new A350 from Hong Kong to Brisbane. Admittedly, the aircraft was half empty, so we had and additional seat between us, but the aircraft was notably nicer and more comfortable than I've experienced (nearly all the Boeings and Airbus).
Wow this is jaw dropping, I love this view
Kul att se min gamle vän från katrineholm, Pelle Jansson, i högersits. :-)
Great video captain, I hope you have captured many fascinating videos like that from your time flying that you are able to share with us :)
Great video, lovely flight deck. Those flight deck windows including the DV window look big, in comparison to the A330. Nice. Always amazes me how many computers must be down that avionics bay, I guess more in the A350 as I don’t recall that many in the A330’s bay. Lovely aircraft, hope to fly on one some day.
Fantastic reverse cockpit view, I've never seen that angle before, great vid & thanks for sharing, wonderful aircraft btw.
Amazing Cockpit view. Thanks for sharing :)
Hi Bjorn congratulations for your 100k subscribers you really deserve this
Love the music! Thanks for putting it in the description. Now I want to go on a trip
One of the most interesting videos I've seen around here, congrats
Best airliner on the market.
I loved this video. Thank you for being so thorough!
This is spectacularly awesome! Thanks for sharing!
Thank you Captain! What a cool video! Never seen the computer room of a jet before! Awesome
Incredible video! Boeing build planes, Airbus crafts fine flying machines! Gorgeous aircraft!
Truly amazing aircraft. Travelled on A350 to Kuala Lumpur Malaysia direct from Heathrow. Smooth flight throughput. Missing flying due to Covid-19 restrictions. Once you have tasted flight, you will forever walk the earth with your eyes turned skyward, for there you have been, and there you will always long to return.
Love this behind the scene vid!!
Thank you sir for this nice insight of this fantastic plane!
Fantastic overview! I had the chance to fly the A350 on the FCO-HKG route and really enjoyed the experience!
Wow look at that computer room, awesome tour!
That's so awesome!!!! Great video!!! Have fun guys and have a smooth and safe flights!!!!!
Loved it !
Amazing piece of engineering!
That is more than awesome and Inspiring! Looking forward to joining the cockpot crew anytime soon.
Awesome 👌 looking inside where all brain power is was really cool. Amazing how slow that touch screen was though! The views outside were ace
4:50 for an aircraft that costs as much as it does, it should NOT be experiencing ANY lag on the screen like that!
That particular screen is connected to the EFB (electronic flight bag) which is a small windows laptop (hence lag) just behind the pilot seat... totally separate from the flight computers.
That laptop stores airport charts, manuals, aircraft performance calculation software.
Captains Club , very nice office you work in with amazing views..👍
Wonder if this is his first time?
Cool vid! Love seeing the guts of such planes!
It should be. He is the pilot not a technician
Everybody’s first time is a special full of excitement and memorable moment….😉😎
Amazing. Thank you for sharing captain. Stay safe 👍
Always safety first!
Bjorn..thanks for sharing ..you are a top man 🇧🇪🇬🇧👍🏼
Awesome, very impressive avionics compartment, thanks for posting 👍👍
Beautiful Airbus
Beautiful level plane and local sun 👌
Thanks for sharing! Do pilots get any training on the equipment in the avionics bay? Are there any situations that would require a pilot to access the avionics bay in an emergency?
We go down there during the aircraft demo.
No lol 😆
Simply amazing
Thanks for posting 🙂
Really awesome!
Looks like my company's IT room! Great shots, especially the one that appears to go out of the cockpit
Magnificent. Thanks for sharing
You have shown us all we need to know in order to plan access to the controls of this plane through the cargo area. I foresee a new action movie.
You can't get there. 😂
Very neat and beautiful!
Thanks for posting this it was incredibly interesting as I have always wondered what was under the floor .
Love the glass cockpit. I run a new Cat loader and the new models all have glass cockpits with touch screens. Some of the older guys don't like it, but I love having access to all kinds of info I didn't used to have access to. Is it the same for pilots? Do the older guys prefer gauges over screens?
Wow 😳. That thing is huge.
Awesome, thanks for taking time to show us 😁
I am retired avionics instructor. Somebody has to understand and maintain all of the systems on the airplane. Each one of the dozens of boxes in the electronics compartment has it own job to do in the task of making the aircraft functional. Technicians must know not only the meaning of each light, symbol, control and switch in the cockpit, but also its source, function, and connections to other systems in the airplane, and its effects upon them. The task of detecting and diagnosing problems in the networks of functionality would be nearly impossible without the development of BITE, built in test equipment, in aircraft systems. Many airplanes now have dedicated computer terminals for maintenance, while other tests may be accessed through cockpit control panels and displays. Also, some individual boxes in the electronics compartment have displays and controls on the front that allow the technician to test and verify that particular box. I spent many hours teaching all of those systems and tests to technicians, but I began my career pouring engine oil into 22 gallon tanks on DC-3 aircraft.
Interesting! I have a deep respect for my maintenance colleagues. The "3p station" has a laptop for checking all rhe systems. Really impressive!
Fantastic Computer Center onboard A350 thanks Captain.
Very cool walk-through!
Great video! Thanks for sharing
Will miss the 340 of course, but this aircraft is a jewel
Really good video thank you, I have flown on a couple of Qatar 350’s and they are my favorite even though the 380 quiet, the 350 is pretty good
Awesome video, awesome awesome quality, great pilot.. Thanks. Love a350
Thank you for this fantastic videos.
Your office sure has a nice view! 😎
That was an honor! Thank you.
Coolest video I’ve seen in a while! Thanks!!
Fantastic video. Thank you 😊
Thank you so much for this brillant video about a astonishing plane!
And of course: the table, to eat like a human. So european, so civilized.
Congrats on the 100K!
👍
Nice quality video love flying on top of clouds be safe captain
Amazing video👍!!
Thanks a lot,captain))!!
An absolutely *magnificent* piece & style of first hand footage. 𝓣𝓱𝓪𝓷𝓴 𝔂𝓸𝓾 𝓿𝓮𝓻𝔂 𝓶𝓾𝓬𝓱 𝓲𝓷𝓭𝓮𝓮𝓭.