A320 Technical Notes
Aircraft General
A319
- max capacity: 156 pax
- length: 33.84 m
- wingspan: 34.1 m
A320NEO A321NEO
- max capacity: 180/186 pax - max capacity: 235 pax
- length: 37.57 m - length: 44.51 m
- wingspan: 35.8 m - wingspan: 35.8 m
,
,Limitations
MTW: 75,900kg
MTOW: 75,500 kg
MLW: 64,500 kg
MZFW: 60,500 kg
min pavement needed 180 degree turn: 75ft/22.9m
fully loaded range of appr. 3000 NM
max fuel capacity: 41,285 lbs (18,728 kg) → via fuel coupling under right wing
TO/landing are limited to 9200 ft PA
max x-wind:
- TO: 29 kt gusting 38 kt
- Landing: 33 kt gusting 38 kt
max TW:
- TO/landing: 10kt
max wind for door operation: 65 kt
max service ceiling: FL390
normal cruising speed: 0.78M/0.80M
Vmo/Mmo: 350kt/0.82
Turbulent Air penetration speed:
- <FL200: 250 kt
- >FL200: 275 kt → 0.76 M
Vle → 280 kt
Vlo → 250 kt (extension)
Vlo → 220 kt (retraction)
Max RWY slope -/+ 2%
normal max cabin altitude: 8000ft
load limits:
- clean: -1g / +2.5g
- slats or flaps extended: -0g / 2.0g
, Doors and windows
Typical configuration
- 4 main entrance cabin doors (1L/2L/1R/2R) → open outwards
- 4 overwing emergency excites
- 5 flight attendants jump seats
- 2 galleys
- 3 lavatories (1 forward, 2 aft) → A/D/E
- 3 cargo doors → forward/aft/bulk (yellow hyd system, but can manually open)
- 4 avionic compartment doors
- 1 cockpit door (3 locks) open automatically → decomp/elec failure
emergency → cabin can unlock by emerg code → after 45 sec, open for 5 sec (if
locked during this, access inhibited for 15 min)
DOOR/OXY page pops up automatically when
- engines are shut down
- any door not closed but engine running
- overwing exit/handle cover is removed
- cabin door has been opened
red/warning light illuminates near cabin door if:
- a/c on the ground, engines shut down, slide disarmed and cabin pressurized
slides should be armed prior to aircraft moving (remove pin + slide down lever)
- if armed and opened from outside slide will disarm
- only main entrance slide can be detached from the aircraft to float
Lights philosophy
- lights out → normal configuration and functioning correctly
- red → immediate action (fire)
- amber → abnormal (failed fuel pump)
- white → non-normal configuration (OFF light)
- blue → status for systems used for short periods of time (APU/ANTI ICE)
- green → confirmation of normal system status (EXT PWR ‘AVAIL’)
Instrument panel
- 6 DU’s → part of EIS (Electronic Instrument System) = EFIS + ECAM
- PFD+ND → EFIS (Electronic Flight Information System)
- upper and lower center DU → ECAM (Electronic Centralised Aircraft Monitor)
- upper ECAM: E/WD (Engine and Warning Display)
- lower ECAM: SD (System Display)
Aircraft General
A319
- max capacity: 156 pax
- length: 33.84 m
- wingspan: 34.1 m
A320NEO A321NEO
- max capacity: 180/186 pax - max capacity: 235 pax
- length: 37.57 m - length: 44.51 m
- wingspan: 35.8 m - wingspan: 35.8 m
,
,Limitations
MTW: 75,900kg
MTOW: 75,500 kg
MLW: 64,500 kg
MZFW: 60,500 kg
min pavement needed 180 degree turn: 75ft/22.9m
fully loaded range of appr. 3000 NM
max fuel capacity: 41,285 lbs (18,728 kg) → via fuel coupling under right wing
TO/landing are limited to 9200 ft PA
max x-wind:
- TO: 29 kt gusting 38 kt
- Landing: 33 kt gusting 38 kt
max TW:
- TO/landing: 10kt
max wind for door operation: 65 kt
max service ceiling: FL390
normal cruising speed: 0.78M/0.80M
Vmo/Mmo: 350kt/0.82
Turbulent Air penetration speed:
- <FL200: 250 kt
- >FL200: 275 kt → 0.76 M
Vle → 280 kt
Vlo → 250 kt (extension)
Vlo → 220 kt (retraction)
Max RWY slope -/+ 2%
normal max cabin altitude: 8000ft
load limits:
- clean: -1g / +2.5g
- slats or flaps extended: -0g / 2.0g
, Doors and windows
Typical configuration
- 4 main entrance cabin doors (1L/2L/1R/2R) → open outwards
- 4 overwing emergency excites
- 5 flight attendants jump seats
- 2 galleys
- 3 lavatories (1 forward, 2 aft) → A/D/E
- 3 cargo doors → forward/aft/bulk (yellow hyd system, but can manually open)
- 4 avionic compartment doors
- 1 cockpit door (3 locks) open automatically → decomp/elec failure
emergency → cabin can unlock by emerg code → after 45 sec, open for 5 sec (if
locked during this, access inhibited for 15 min)
DOOR/OXY page pops up automatically when
- engines are shut down
- any door not closed but engine running
- overwing exit/handle cover is removed
- cabin door has been opened
red/warning light illuminates near cabin door if:
- a/c on the ground, engines shut down, slide disarmed and cabin pressurized
slides should be armed prior to aircraft moving (remove pin + slide down lever)
- if armed and opened from outside slide will disarm
- only main entrance slide can be detached from the aircraft to float
Lights philosophy
- lights out → normal configuration and functioning correctly
- red → immediate action (fire)
- amber → abnormal (failed fuel pump)
- white → non-normal configuration (OFF light)
- blue → status for systems used for short periods of time (APU/ANTI ICE)
- green → confirmation of normal system status (EXT PWR ‘AVAIL’)
Instrument panel
- 6 DU’s → part of EIS (Electronic Instrument System) = EFIS + ECAM
- PFD+ND → EFIS (Electronic Flight Information System)
- upper and lower center DU → ECAM (Electronic Centralised Aircraft Monitor)
- upper ECAM: E/WD (Engine and Warning Display)
- lower ECAM: SD (System Display)
