Talked to a Delta 747/777 Captain about the new 787.
Very nervous about it. No mechanical backups - all electronic stem to stern to save weight.
There are questions about how to certify it.
It’ll be interesting. The fact that somebody thought linking the entertainment system to the navigation system was a good idea, either at BCS or somewhere else, tells me the guy may be nervous for a reason.
Do the 777 and all of the Airbus fly-by-wire systems have mechanical backups? I don’t think airplanes without mechanical backups are anything new........but I could be wrong.
Planes have been fly by wire for almost 30 years, starting with the A300 and 757/767.