AIRCRAFT GENERAL Flashcards
Flight Maneuvering Load Acceleration Limits
Clean configuration:
-1G to +2.5G
Other configurations:
0G to +2.0G
Environmental Envelope - Minimum TAT
-53°C
Mean Runway Slope
-/+ 2%
Runway Altitude
12,500 feet
Nominal Runway Width
45 M
Wind For Takeoff And Landing: Maximum Demonstrated Crosswind
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.
Maximum Tailwind For Takeoff
15 knots
Maximum Tailwind For Landing
At or Below 11,000 feet:
15 knots
Above 11,000 feet:
10 knots
Maximum Wind For Passenger Door Operation
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.
Maximum Wind Speed For FWD And AFT Cargo Doors Operation
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.
Cockpit Window Open Maximum Speed
230 knots
Wipers Maximum Operating Speed
230 knots
Maximum Operating Speed VMO/MMO
330 knots / M0.86
Maximum Speed With The Landing Gear Extended (VLE)
250 knots / M0.55
Maximum Speed With The Landing Gear Operating – Extension And Retraction (VLO)
250 knots / M0.55
