A350 takes taking off into its own hands

[kent olsen]

See if Bobby remembers, but I think in the Classic when you pushed the throttles to takeoff it mechanically pushed the spoiler handle to the retract position.

[Evan]

See if Bobby remembers, but I think in the Classic when you pushed the throttles to takeoff it mechanically pushed the spoiler handle to the retract position.

I believe it's pretty universal that ground spoilers will retract if the levers advance beyond idle.

[BoeingBobby]

I believe it's pretty universal that ground spoilers will retract if the levers advance beyond idle.

1 & 3

[Evan]

1 & 3

Levers 1 & 3?

[BoeingBobby]

Levers 1 & 3?

Thrust levers 1 & 3

[Schwartz]

In the scenario where the wrong temperature or takeoff weight is input, who will figure it out first, the computer or the pilot?

[flashcrash]

... this aircraft was equipped with a new image-recognition technology, essentially giving it eyes on the runway.

Airbus video of the event here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9TIBeso4abU