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Can a A320 pilot fly A321?
Could an A320 pilot fly an A321 without further training? Legally, yes. Airlines may want a check ride to make sure the pilots are aware of the correct rotation angles—A321 tail-strikes around 12°.
How many A320 family have been built?
Airbus A320 family
| A320 family A318/A319/A320/A321 | |
|---|---|
| Number built | 5,635 as of June 2013 |
| Unit cost | A318: US$67.7 million, €58 million (2011) A319: US$80.7 million, €70 million (2011) A320: US$88.3 million, €79 million (2011) A321: US$103.6 million, €95 million (2011) |
| Variants | Airbus A318 |
| Developed into | Airbus A320neo family |
Is Autopilot available in alternate law?
Dependent upon the failure, autopilot may not be available. In Alternate Law 2 (ALT2), Normal Law lateral mode is lost and is replaced by roll Direct Law and yaw Alternate Law. In some failure cases, High Angle of Attack and High Speed Protections will also be lost.
What is better Airbus or Boeing?
The bottom line. Airbus is better positioned than Boeing in both an operational and financial sense. There is a case for buying Boeing based on its traditional outperformance, but the next few years will be anything but traditional for both companies. As such, Airbus is a better buy.
Is there high speed protection on Airbus A320?
High speed protection is still available (in normal law) in SRS (check FCOM DSC 27 20-10-20). What you will not have is the reversion mode of the autothrust to Speed. You will get the protection (THS freeze, spiral stability to 0deg, max 40 deg bank, nose up order) but thrust will remain in THR CLB.
How does a flight control computer work on a plane?
ON – When the associated flight control computer switch is ON, it engages the computer and lights are extinguished. RESET – Turning the computer OFF then ON resets the computer. OFF – When selected to OFF, the OFF light illuminates white and disengages the associated computer. During computer’s power-up test (8-second duration).
How does cruise lock work on Airbus A320?
E.g. if you are in climb and inadvertently select flaps from UP to CONF ONE then the aircraft won’t let you do that but does this (cruise lock) but as far as I know the speed tape on the PFD already shows the maximum airspeed for the selected flap 1 config. So does this already disengage the flight directors?
What happens when an elevator aileron computer fails?
Elevator Aileron Computers. When a failure is detected During computer’s power-up test (8-second duration). This test occurs for each flight control computer upon electrical power application or after electrical transient/interruption. The FAULT light extinguishes when OFF is selected or at completion of satisfactory power-up test.