Why The Pilot On The AeroPlane Are On The Left-Hand Side
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any idea ? why it is not on the right ? but on the left ?
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because the doors open on the left.
nowadays it's more of customary. since now left and right kockpit are the same.
k.. that spelling error is deliberate -
lame i need a right answer
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not so related info : helicopter pilots are on the other hand, seated on the right hand side.
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if its on the right side then you would be asking y are they on the right side and not on the left
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i am asking about aeroplane pilot not helicoper piolt !
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answer from Yahoo! Answers
The reason pilots (at least the Captain or PIC) sit on the left side has to do with original 2-seat single-engine prop-driven planes, and Newton's third law which states that for every action there is an opposite and equal reaction.
In most original aircraft engine designs, the aircraft propellor rotated to counterclockwise when viewed from the pilot's seat. Mr. Newton says that when you apply power, the aircraft will rotate along its longitudinal axis clockwise, or to the right. Therefore, if the pilot occupies the left seat when s/he is flying by him/herself, then that slight change in the lateral Center of Gravity will help compensate for the prop torque. Manufacturers incorporated this tendency into the early designs to help compensate for this torque effect. So the left seat PIC position has been standard practice since the 1930's, even though more modern props turn clockwise.
It has nothing to do with left-handed vs right-handed pilots. Actually, the majority of people are right-handed (and therefore most pilots are right handed) and this means flying the aircraft with your left hand (on a conventional yoke system) and using your dominant hand for the throttle and other controls and instruments. Being L handed or R handed makes no difference on the capability of the pilot to control an aircraft.
On multi-engine planes and all large jets, there is no measurable torque effect, and both pilot positions have equal controls, instrumentation and visibility. It is just a custom that the PIC sits on the left. There is certainly no advantage in flying one side or the other.
As for single-pilot helicopters, some types can only be flown from the L (eg, civilian Hughes 500), other types only from the R (eg, Bell 206, most Astars, A109), and other types can be flown from either side (EC120, Bell 212). This has to do with the lateral center of gravity and dissymmetry of lift from the rotating wing. I personally prefer to fly a helicopter from the R seat for normal operations (even though I flew 767's from the L seat for 22 years) because the cyclic is normally operated by your R hand, and that makes it easier to work radios and navigation systems with your left hand - as opposed to moving your collective hand (L) to the cyclic (R) and then adjusting the radios. When it comes to long lining, I have no preference L vs R, as long as the pilot's seat is close enough to the edge of the aircraft so you can see the load. -
I won't because almost all cars driver seat are on the right hand side and even helicopter pilot are on the right hand side but aeroplane is on the left just make me feel that it is weird and the need to ask why !Originally posted by used:if its on the right side then you would be asking y are they on the right side and not on the left -
err? i wasn't being lame.Originally posted by ghimpheng:lame i need a right answer
THAT WAS the ANSWER
last time.. pilot have to align the plane with the aerobridge. so they have to be on the left side of the kockpit to align.
but nowadays.. the alignment is done by technology.. but the custom of "pilot" on left stays.. -
i already stated its a not so related info. so don't jump the gun thinking that i'm providing you with answers.Originally posted by ghimpheng:i am asking about aeroplane pilot not helicoper piolt !
you'll get answers if u asked and waited, rather than rant like a little child -
makes it easier to work radios and navigation.........and most pple are right-handed is that the main reasons since being L handed or R handed makes no difference on the capability of the pilot to control an aircraft.
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you're not reading the answer properlyOriginally posted by ghimpheng:makes it easier to work radios and navigation.........and most pple are right-handed is that the main reasons since being L handed or R handed makes no difference on the capability of the pilot to control an aircraft. -
o okay thanksOriginally posted by Ponders:err? i wasn't being lame.
THAT WAS the ANSWER
last time.. pilot have to align the plane with the aerobridge. so they have to be on the left side of the kockpit to align.
but nowadays.. the alignment is done by technology.. but the custom of "pilot" on left stays.. -
you should go www.howstuffworks.comOriginally posted by ghimpheng:o okay thanks
it will even answer why aeroplane doors open on the left. -
whoa, u all ish "no fight no make friends" ah?
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I thought because the pilot (captain) is on the left side while the co-pilot is on the right?
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Because planes were invented in america, so they follow the customary driver on left rule.
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Not quite true. Outside of Singapore, much of the rest of the world drive on the right side of the road, with the driver's seat located on the left of the vehicle.Originally posted by ghimpheng:I won't because almost all cars driver seat are on the right hand side and even helicopter pilot are on the right hand side but aeroplane is on the left just make me feel that it is weird and the need to ask why ! -
Ya.Originally posted by Meia Gisborn:Not quite true. Outside of Singapore, much of the rest of the world drive on the right side of the road, with the driver's seat located on the left of the vehicle.
China + Russia + USA
vs India + UK + Indonesia + Japan.
the former still wins. -
wa lao.. why bother???Originally posted by ghimpheng:any idea ? why it is not on the right ? but on the left ? -
There are only left and right. If it ain't left, it's right and if it ain't right, it's left. The earliest designers of airplanes probably chose left randomly, subsequently which later generations of designers just followed the "tradition". Why re-invent the wheel? To change it to the right will require lots of adjustments in terms of re-wiring all the avionics etc. So to save the hassle, just stick to convention lor.......
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haha...all of u all got it wrong....i'm working as a flight operations officer wif SIA... here goes... For commercial aircrafts, there's onli 2 america companies for it, namely the airbus and the boeing. Since america is left hand drive in its own native country, hence all aircrafts and cars are build that way in america. Thus a left sided aircraft! not what force and other physics bull-shit. LOL.
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Originally posted by milk_milk:haha...all of u all got it wrong....i'm working as a flight operations officer wif SIA... here goes... For commercial aircrafts, there's onli 2 america companies for it, namely the airbus and the boeing. Since america is left hand drive in its own native country, hence all aircrafts and cars are build that way in america. Thus a left sided aircraft! not what force and other physics bull-shit. LOL.
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Originally posted by milk_milk:haha...all of u all got it wrong....i'm working as a flight operations officer wif SIA... here goes... For commercial aircrafts, there's onli 2 america companies for it, namely the airbus and the boeing. Since america is left hand drive in its own native country, hence all aircrafts and cars are build that way in america. Thus a left sided aircraft! not what force and other physics bull-shit. LOL.
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car driver seats are on the left hand side you idiot, only singapore cars are right hand side.Originally posted by ghimpheng:I won't because almost all cars driver seat are on the right hand side and even helicopter pilot are on the right hand side but aeroplane is on the left just make me feel that it is weird and the need to ask why !