There are devices which are variously called “elevator” or “lift” – boxes used to move people and things vertically.
In the context of planes, both terms are hard to identify unambiguously, “Elevator” is also a control surface in tail to change the pitch of the plane. “Lift” is the force that lifts the plane into air, and the act of so moving.
Some planes contain lifts. Tristars and DC-10s contain underbelly galleys and lifts to deliver food and stewardesses; but those galleys and lifts are for crew only. People occupy 747 upper deck, but both crew and passengers get there by a narrow staircase. Some 747s, not all, have a lift to deliver food to upper deck, but not people.
A380, however, has 2 lifts meant for people. One in the tail next to rear staircase and another in front, some way behind grand staircase.
SQ A380 has been in service for over 3 months, and there have been other interiors on Airbus test/publicity frames.
Something I miss is lack of comments and images of A380 lifts. Has anyone seen them?
By: chornedsnorkack - 27th February 2008 at 12:14
Once upon a time when the fancy features of the new A380 were listed, I got the impression that A380 was supposed to get real passenger lifts, not mere dumb waiters – so that passengers who objected to using stairs could still move between decks as well as embark at airports lacking double level jetbridges.
Then again, duty-free shops and showers were described as well.
By: OneLeft - 26th February 2008 at 17:51
dumb waiter
junior cabin crew
Before anyone says it, these are not the same thing! 😉
1L.
By: Ren Frew - 26th February 2008 at 16:52
I believe the term that would be most accurate to describe the transportation device for relatively small objects such as food stuffs from one deck to another would be “dumb waiter”.
Or junior cabin crew…;)
By: Portagee - 26th February 2008 at 15:25
I believe the term that would be most accurate to describe the transportation device for relatively small objects such as food stuffs from one deck to another would be “dumb waiter”.
By: OneLeft - 25th February 2008 at 09:10
The lift should be somewhere on the left…
The lift is clearly visible on the left. It is the light grey door beyond the striped curtain and cart stowages (the dark grey doors). You can see from the height of the door that it only carries equipmenet between the two decks.
1L.
By: chornedsnorkack - 24th February 2008 at 13:27
Maybe simply because these “lifts” are only “goods lifts”. If I remember well, while visiting an flight-test A380 here in Toulouse, I noticed elevators as one can find in a hotel restaurant kitchen for exemple. So they are not meant for people AFAIK…
I found an image of Singapore upper deck galley:
http://www.airliners.net/photo/Singapore-Airlines/Airbus-A380-841/1289834/L/
The lift should be somewhere on the left…
By: -Steph- - 24th February 2008 at 09:51
The fancy features of A380 which have attracted comments have been wide Suites with separate bed, vertical maindeck sidewalls, wide upperdeck, broad front staircase, spiral rear staircase… but I have not noticed either comment about or images of lifts.
Maybe simply because these “lifts” are only “goods lifts”. If I remember well, while visiting an flight-test A380 here in Toulouse, I noticed elevators as one can find in a hotel restaurant kitchen for exemple. So they are not meant for people AFAIK…
By: chornedsnorkack - 21st February 2008 at 22:23
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And, do you really miss information on “Vertical people propelled transportation systems”?
(Sorry, went American for a minute then)
People carrying, not people propelled.
Yes, actually I do.
The fancy features of A380 which have attracted comments have been wide Suites with separate bed, vertical maindeck sidewalls, wide upperdeck, broad front staircase, spiral rear staircase… but I have not noticed either comment about or images of lifts.
By: old shape - 21st February 2008 at 21:57
There are devices which are variously called “elevator” or “lift” – boxes used to move people and things vertically.
In the context of planes, both terms are hard to identify unambiguously, “Elevator” is also a control surface in tail to change the pitch of the plane. “Lift” is the force that lifts the plane into air, and the act of so moving.
Some planes contain lifts. Tristars and DC-10s contain underbelly galleys and lifts to deliver food and stewardesses; but those galleys and lifts are for crew only. People occupy 747 upper deck, but both crew and passengers get there by a narrow staircase. Some 747s, not all, have a lift to deliver food to upper deck, but not people.
A380, however, has 2 lifts meant for people. One in the tail next to rear staircase and another in front, some way behind grand staircase.
SQ A380 has been in service for over 3 months, and there have been other interiors on Airbus test/publicity frames.
Something I miss is lack of comments and images of A380 lifts. Has anyone seen them?
….and if you’re in the Wing Design office and ask for the Lift team, you will be directed to the engineers responsible for the OML of the wing and the moveables that assist the climb!
And, do you really miss information on “Vertical people propelled transportation systems”?
(Sorry, went American for a minute then)
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February 21, 2008 at 9:48 pm