Scribd Logo
Upload

Welcome to Scribd!

  • 55 views

    A320 Systems

    Uploaded by

    Joe B
    The aircraft has two IAE V2500-A5 turbofan engines under its wings and can seat up to 180 passengers. It uses an electronic instrument system including an Electronic Flight Instrument System (EFIS) and Electronic Centralized Aircraft Monitor (ECAM) controlled by three Display Management Computers which acquire data and generate images for the six display units. The ECAM displays engine and system information on two screens, with warnings and cautions also appearing as lights. Flight data is recorded by the Digital Flight Data Recorder located in the aircraft tail.

    Copyright:

    © All Rights Reserved
    Download as DOCX, PDF, TXT or read online from Scribd

    A320 Systems

    Uploaded by

    Joe B
    55 views2 pages
    The aircraft has two IAE V2500-A5 turbofan engines under its wings and can seat up to 180 passengers. It uses an electronic instrument system including an Electronic Flight Instrument System (EFIS) and Electronic Centralized Aircraft Monitor (ECAM) controlled by three Display Management Computers which acquire data and generate images for the six display units. The ECAM displays engine and system information on two screens, with warnings and cautions also appearing as lights. Flight data is recorded by the Digital Flight Data Recorder located in the aircraft tail.

    Original Title

    A320 SYSTEMS

    Copyright

    © © All Rights Reserved

    Available Formats

    DOCX, PDF, TXT or read online from Scribd

    Did you find this document useful?

    Is this content inappropriate?

    The aircraft has two IAE V2500-A5 turbofan engines under its wings and can seat up to 180 passengers. It uses an electronic instrument system including an Electronic Flight Instrument System (EFIS) and Electronic Centralized Aircraft Monitor (ECAM) controlled by three Display Management Computers which acquire data and generate images for the six display units. The ECAM displays engine and system information on two screens, with warnings and cautions also appearing as lights. Flight data is recorded by the Digital Flight Data Recorder located in the aircraft tail.

    Copyright:

    © All Rights Reserved
    Download as DOCX, PDF, TXT or read online from Scribd
    Download as docx, pdf, or txt
    55 views2 pages

    A320 Systems

    Uploaded by

    Joe B
    The aircraft has two IAE V2500-A5 turbofan engines under its wings and can seat up to 180 passengers. It uses an electronic instrument system including an Electronic Flight Instrument System (EFIS) and Electronic Centralized Aircraft Monitor (ECAM) controlled by three Display Management Computers which acquire data and generate images for the six display units. The ECAM displays engine and system information on two screens, with warnings and cautions also appearing as lights. Flight data is recorded by the Digital Flight Data Recorder located in the aircraft tail.

    Copyright:

    © All Rights Reserved
    Download as DOCX, PDF, TXT or read online from Scribd
    Download as docx, pdf, or txt
    You are on page 1of 2

    AIRCRAFT GENERAL

    The aircraft has two IAE V2500-A5 high-bypass turbofan engines mounted under the wings.
    The certified maximum seating is 180 seats
    Wing Span 34mts
    The steerable nosewheel is controlled by two algebraically interconnected steering handwheels, located on
    the Captain and First Officer's side consoles, which can steer the nose wheel up to 75° in either direction.
    The Steering system is also fly-by-wire with no direct mechanical linkage between the handwheels and the
    nosewheel. The minimum radius dimensions are displayed. Note the arc that the wing describes, forward
    of the aircraft nose.
    Unpressurized areas: Nose Gear Bay, Air Cond Compartment, Main Gear Bay, Tail Cone.

    INDICATING AND RECORDING

    Electronic Instrument system, Electronic Centralized Aircraft Monitor (ECAM) control panel, Display
    Unit failure, Electronic Flight Instrument System (EFIS) control panel, clock and the Digital Flight Data
    Recorder (DFDR).
    Two System Data Acquisition Concentrators (SDACs), acquire data from aircraft system sensors and
    computers, and generate signals to the three Display Management Computers (DMCs), and the two Flight
    Warning Computers (FWCs).
    The FWCs also acquire data from aircraft system sensors and computers, and generate signals to the
    DMCs.
    Additional system information is provided directly to the DMCs, which process all signals received, and
    generate the images to be displayed on each of the six display units.
    Each identical DMC has a single Electronic Flight Instrument System (EFIS) and Electronic Centralized
    Aircraft Monitor (ECAM) channel. The EFIS channel displays flight parameters and navigation data on the
    respective Primary Flight Display (PFD) and Navigation Display (ND) units.
    The ECAM channel displays the primary engine control indications, fuel quantity, the flap / slat position
    indicator, and warning and caution messages on the Engine Warning Display (E/WD) Unit, commonly
    known as the upper ECAM.
    Synoptic information on the various aircraft systems, aircraft status, and permanent flight data are
    displayed on the system and status display unit, or lower ECAM. Normally, DMC 1 drives the CAPT PFD,
    ND and both ECAM display units, DMC 2 drives the F/O PFD and ND.
    They acquire data directly from aircraft sensors and systems to generate red warnings, and from the
    SDACs to generate amber cautions, and display them on the upper ECAM display unit.
    At the same time, a corresponding flashing red MASTER WARN light for red warnings, and an amber
    caution light for amber cautions, will illuminate on the glareshield panel. The loudspeakers will announce
    alerts and voice messages even if selected OFF.
    The ECAM control panel, located on the forward pedestal, allows the pilot to selectively display any of the
    aircraft systems pages at any time, by pressing the corresponding pushbutton switch. Note: the CRUISE
    page is not selectable it is only available during the cruise flight phase or during an annunciator light test.
    Normally, DMC 1 supplies data to the Captain's PFD, ND, and both ECAM display units. DMC 2 supplies
    the First Officer's PFD and ND. DMC 3 is in standby and available as a backup, should DMC 1 or 2 fail.
    Should DMC 1 and DMC 3 fail DMC 2 will automatically display both ECAM display units.
    If it is desired to view a systems display page, the ECAM / ND XFR selector switch can be used to display
    the systems page on a ND unit, either the CAPT's, or F/O's.
    Another method to view a systems page when the upper ECAM display unit has failed, is by pushing and
    holding the desired system page pushbutton on the ECAM control panel, which will temporarily display
    the selected system page on the lower ECAM for a maximum of 3 min.
    If a ND unit fails, the automatic transfer does not take place. The PFD/ND XFR pushbutton must be
    pressed to allow the ND to be viewed on the PFD unit. The CAPT's ND has failed. Note: a failed display
    unit will display in amber the letter F, the message INVAILD DISPLAY UNIT, or a distorted image.
    The Digital Flight Data Recorder (DFDR) is located in the un-pressurized section of the aircraft tail. It
    stores mandatory flight data from at least the last 25 hr of operation, on a fireproof and shockproof
    medium.
    The recorder activates automatically, in flight, on the ground after the first engine start or for 5 min after
    the electrical network is energized and stops on the ground 5 min after the second engine shuts down.
    The DFDR and Cockpit Voice Recorder (CVR) will start recording on the ground by selecting the GND
    CTL switch on the overhead panel to ON. An event mark can be left on recorded data by pressing the
    DFDR EVENT switch on the pedestal.

    You might also like