What does this control do on new airplanes?
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On the last two planes I took, just last week, there was the control shown in this (very blurry, sorry) photo. The planes were Boeing 787-8. It seems to be made of two half-circle buttons.
On the first plane, pressing the half buttons moved the blue light up or down. On the second, nothing happened. Nothing else seemed to change. I paid attention to the window and cabin light but nothing happened. Since these planes had no apparent window shade, I thought the control would operate a mechanism to act as shade.
What is this control for? What is doing something? Could it have been not operational on one or both planes? Seems an unlikely coincidence, particularly since the behavior of the blue light was different.
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On the last two planes I took, just last week, there was the control shown in this (very blurry, sorry) photo. The planes were Boeing 787-8. It seems to be made of two half-circle buttons.
On the first plane, pressing the half buttons moved the blue light up or down. On the second, nothing happened. Nothing else seemed to change. I paid attention to the window and cabin light but nothing happened. Since these planes had no apparent window shade, I thought the control would operate a mechanism to act as shade.
What is this control for? What is doing something? Could it have been not operational on one or both planes? Seems an unlikely coincidence, particularly since the behavior of the blue light was different.
aircraft
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On the last two planes I took, just last week, there was the control shown in this (very blurry, sorry) photo. The planes were Boeing 787-8. It seems to be made of two half-circle buttons.
On the first plane, pressing the half buttons moved the blue light up or down. On the second, nothing happened. Nothing else seemed to change. I paid attention to the window and cabin light but nothing happened. Since these planes had no apparent window shade, I thought the control would operate a mechanism to act as shade.
What is this control for? What is doing something? Could it have been not operational on one or both planes? Seems an unlikely coincidence, particularly since the behavior of the blue light was different.
aircraft
asked 5 hours ago
Itai
28.4k966148
On the last two planes I took, just last week, there was the control shown in this (very blurry, sorry) photo. The planes were Boeing 787-8. It seems to be made of two half-circle buttons.
On the first plane, pressing the half buttons moved the blue light up or down. On the second, nothing happened. Nothing else seemed to change. I paid attention to the window and cabin light but nothing happened. Since these planes had no apparent window shade, I thought the control would operate a mechanism to act as shade.
What is this control for? What is doing something? Could it have been not operational on one or both planes? Seems an unlikely coincidence, particularly since the behavior of the blue light was different.
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gizmodo.com/5829395/…
– Nate Eldredge
4 hours ago
1
Wings stay on, wings fall off.
– Andrew Grimm
1 hour ago
add a comment |
gizmodo.com/5829395/…
– Nate Eldredge
4 hours ago
1
Wings stay on, wings fall off.
– Andrew Grimm
1 hour ago
gizmodo.com/5829395/…
– Nate Eldredge
4 hours ago
gizmodo.com/5829395/…
– Nate Eldredge
4 hours ago
1
1
Wings stay on, wings fall off.
– Andrew Grimm
1 hour ago
Wings stay on, wings fall off.
– Andrew Grimm
1 hour ago
add a comment |
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It is windows shade adjustment. In the new B787 lines, you press up/down button to make the windows darker or brighter.
The process takes minutes so you might not be able to realize it. It's not as quick as a curtain.
Also, the crew can control it to simulate the night on long flight. So the button will end up being useless during "night mode".
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"the process can take minutes" Truly we have come far
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@OganM I actually laughed out loud.
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up vote
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It is windows shade adjustment. In the new B787 lines, you press up/down button to make the windows darker or brighter.
The process takes minutes so you might not be able to realize it. It's not as quick as a curtain.
Also, the crew can control it to simulate the night on long flight. So the button will end up being useless during "night mode".
edited 2 hours ago
Greg Hewgill
24.5k16495
answered 4 hours ago
Binh
6068
1
"the process can take minutes" Truly we have come far
– OganM
2 hours ago
@OganM I actually laughed out loud.
– Tashus
24 mins ago
add a comment |
up vote
10
down vote
It is windows shade adjustment. In the new B787 lines, you press up/down button to make the windows darker or brighter.
The process takes minutes so you might not be able to realize it. It's not as quick as a curtain.
Also, the crew can control it to simulate the night on long flight. So the button will end up being useless during "night mode".
edited 2 hours ago
Greg Hewgill
24.5k16495
answered 4 hours ago
Binh
6068
1
"the process can take minutes" Truly we have come far
– OganM
2 hours ago
@OganM I actually laughed out loud.
– Tashus
24 mins ago
add a comment |
up vote
10
down vote
up vote
10
down vote
It is windows shade adjustment. In the new B787 lines, you press up/down button to make the windows darker or brighter.
The process takes minutes so you might not be able to realize it. It's not as quick as a curtain.
Also, the crew can control it to simulate the night on long flight. So the button will end up being useless during "night mode".
edited 2 hours ago
Greg Hewgill
24.5k16495
answered 4 hours ago
Binh
6068
It is windows shade adjustment. In the new B787 lines, you press up/down button to make the windows darker or brighter.
The process takes minutes so you might not be able to realize it. It's not as quick as a curtain.
Also, the crew can control it to simulate the night on long flight. So the button will end up being useless during "night mode".
edited 2 hours ago
Greg Hewgill
24.5k16495
answered 4 hours ago
Binh
6068
edited 2 hours ago
Greg Hewgill
24.5k16495
edited 2 hours ago
Greg Hewgill
24.5k16495
edited 2 hours ago
Greg Hewgill
24.5k16495
24.5k16495
answered 4 hours ago
Binh
6068
answered 4 hours ago
Binh
6068
answered 4 hours ago
Binh
6068
6068
1
"the process can take minutes" Truly we have come far
– OganM
2 hours ago
@OganM I actually laughed out loud.
– Tashus
24 mins ago
add a comment |
1
"the process can take minutes" Truly we have come far
– OganM
2 hours ago
@OganM I actually laughed out loud.
– Tashus
24 mins ago
1
1
"the process can take minutes" Truly we have come far
– OganM
2 hours ago
"the process can take minutes" Truly we have come far
– OganM
2 hours ago
@OganM I actually laughed out loud.
– Tashus
24 mins ago
@OganM I actually laughed out loud.
– Tashus
24 mins ago
add a comment |
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Wings stay on, wings fall off.
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