AIRCRAFT GENERAL

Question 1

Flight Maneuvering Load Acceleration Limits

Answer 1

Clean configuration:
-1G to +2.5G

Other configurations:
0G to +2.0G

Question 2

Environmental Envelope - Minimum TAT

Answer 2

-53°C

Question 3

Mean Runway Slope

Answer 3

-/+ 2%

Question 4

Runway Altitude

Answer 4

12,500 feet

Question 5

Nominal Runway Width

Answer 5

45 M

Question 6

Wind For Takeoff And Landing: Maximum Demonstrated Crosswind

Answer 6

Dry: 
40 knots (gust including)

Damp / Wet:
32 knots (gust including)

• The maximum demonstrated crosswind value is not an Airplane Flight Manual (AFM) limitation: It is the maximum crosswind condition experienced during the aircraft certification campaign.
• Airbus recommends that operators should not intentionally operate in crosswinds that exceed this value.

Question 7

Maximum Tailwind For Takeoff

Answer 7

15 knots

Question 8

Maximum Tailwind For Landing

Answer 8

At or Below 11,000 feet:
15 knots

Above 11,000 feet:
10 knots

Question 9

Maximum Wind For Passenger Door Operation

Answer 9

40 knots (or 50 knots, if the aircraft nose is into the wind).

The passenger doors must be closed before the wind speed exceeds 60 knots.

Question 10

Maximum Wind Speed For FWD And AFT Cargo Doors Operation

Answer 10

40 knots (or 50 knots, if the aircraft nose is into the wind, or if the FWD and AFT cargo doors are on the downwind side of the aircraft).

FWD and AFT cargo doors must be closed before the wind speed exceeds 60 knots.

Question 11

Cockpit Window Open Maximum Speed

Answer 11

230 knots

Question 12

Wipers Maximum Operating Speed

Answer 12

230 knots

Question 13

Maximum Operating Speed VMO/MMO

Answer 13

330 knots / M0.86

Question 14

Maximum Speed With The Landing Gear Extended (VLE)

Answer 14

250 knots / M0.55

Question 15

Maximum Speed With The Landing Gear Operating – Extension And Retraction (VLO)

Answer 15

250 knots / M0.55

Question 16

Maximum Speed For Landing Gear Gravity Extension (VLE/VLO)

Answer 16

200 knots

Question 17

Maximum Tire Speed

Answer 17

Ground speed of 204 knots

Question 18

Maximum Taxi Weight

Answer 18

233,900 kg (515,661 pounds)

Question 19

Maximum Takeoff Weight (Brake Release)

Answer 19

233,000 kg (513,676 pounds)

Question 20

Maximum Landing Weight (VH-EBA to EBD)

Answer 20

180,000 kg (396,831 pounds)

Question 21

Maximum Landing Weight (200 series)

Answer 21

182,000 kg (401,241 pounds)

Question 22

Maximum Landing Weight (300 series)

Answer 22

187,000 kg (412,264 pounds)

Question 23

Maximum Zero Fuel Weight (VH-EBA to EBD)

Answer 23

168,000 kg (370,376 pounds)

Question 24

Maximum Zero Fuel Weight (200 series)

Answer 24

170,000 kg (374,785 pounds)

Question 25

Maximum Zero Fuel Weight (300 series)

Answer 25

175,000 kg (385,808 pounds)

Question 26

Minimum Weight (VH-EBA to EBD)

Answer 26

116,000 kg (255,737 pounds)

Question 27

Minimum Weight (200 series)

Answer 27

116,000 kg (255,737 pounds)

Question 28

Minimum Weight (300 series)

Answer 28

121,000 kg (266,760 pounds)