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GENERALITES........................................................................................................................................................ A

01-020 AIRCRAFT DIMENSIONS

DIMENSIONS...........................................................................................................................................................A

01-030 PERFORMANCE
PERFORMANCE..................................................................................................................................................... A

01-040 PRESSURIZATION
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01-050 FLIGHT CONTROLS

GENERAL................................................................................................................................................................ A

01-060 LANDING GEARS

LANDING GEARS................................................................................................................................................... A

01-070 CARGO COMPARTMENTS

CARGO COMPARTMENTS.................................................................................................................................... A
CARGO DOORS......................................................................................................................................................B

01-080 CABIN DOORS

CABIN DOORS........................................................................................................................................................A

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GENERALITES
Applicable to: ALL

‐ General : The A320 is a short to medium range, single-aisle, subsonic, civil transport aircraft.
‐ Engines : The aircraft has two high bypass, turbofan engines, mounted underneath the wings.
‐ Cockpit : The cockpit is arranged for a two-member crew. It also has a place for one observer
(plus optionally an additional one).
‐ Cabin :
• The passenger seating layout may be varied to suit operating requirements, up to a certified
maximum of 195 seats .
• Any combination of cabin crew seats may be provided, with a minimum of 4 imperative seats.

CAUTION ‐ AS WITH THE FLIGHT CREW PROCEDURES, A TRIPPED CIRCUIT BREAKER

MUST NOT BE RE-ENGAGED IN FLIGHT.
‐ ON GROUND, THE CABIN CREW MAY RE-ENGAGE THE CIRCUIT BREAKER,
IF THE ACTION IS COORDINATED WITH MAINTENANCE AND THE CAUSE
OF THE TRIPPING IS IDENTIFIED.

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DIMENSIONS
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The overall cabin length of the A320 is 27.51 m (90 ft, 3 in).
AIRCRAFT DIMENSIONS

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PERFORMANCE
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The design weights of the A320 are as follows :

‐ MAX operating altitude: between 39 000 ft and 41 000 ft depending on aircraft certification
‐ MAX design speeds (VMO/MMO): 350 kt ; M 0.82

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UNPRESSURIZED COMPARTMENTS
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UNPRESSURIZED COMPARTMENTS

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GENERAL
Applicable to: ALL

The fly-by-wire control system was designed and certificated to render the new generation of aircraft
safer, more cost effective, and more pleasant to fly, or ride in, than a conventional aircraft.
BASIC PRINCIPLE
All flight control surfaces are :
‐ Electrically controlled,
‐ Hydraulically activated.
The stabilizer and rudder can also be controlled mechanically.
The pilots use the sidesticks to fly the aircraft in pitch and roll (and in yaw, indirectly, through turn
coordination).
Computers interpret pilot inputs and move the flight control surfaces, as necessary, to carry out
these orders.
However, regardless of the pilot's inputs, computers prevent :
‐ Excessive maneuvers,
‐ Flight outside the safe-flight envelope.
FLIGHT CONTROL BASIC PRINCIPLE

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FLIGHT CONTROL SURFACES

FLIGHT CONTROL SURFACES

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LANDING GEARS
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The landing gear of the A320 is comprised of :

‐ Two main landing gear assemblies, mounted in the wings, and retracting sideways into the
fuselage ;
‐ A nose landing gear, mounted under the nose, and retracting forwards into the fuselage.
LANDING GEARS

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CARGO COMPARTMENTS
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Three cargo compartments are installed in the A320's lower deck.

CARGO COMPARTMENTS

The forward and aft cargo compartments are designed to carry containers and pallets.

CARGO DOORS
Applicable to: ALL

There are two cargo compartment doors on the lower right side of the fuselage, below the cabin floor.
CARGO DOORS

The forward (FWD) and AFT cargo doors open outward and upward, and can only be opened from
the outside. They are hydraulically operated and mechanically locked.

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CABIN DOORS
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The A320 is equipped with :

‐ 2 pairs of oversized Type "I" passenger/crew doors in 1 L/R and 4 L/R (also qualified as type "C"
doors).
‐ 2 pairs of Type "III" emergency exits (overwing).
‐ 2 cockpit window exits (1 on each side).
‐ 4 avionics compartment access doors.
CABIN DOORS

DIMENSIONS DIMENSIONS
HEIGHT FROM
(height x width) (height x width)
DESIGNATION GROUND FLOOR
in meters in meters
(meters)
LH RH
Door 1 (oversized Type "I") 1.85 x 0.81 1.85 x 0.81 3.400
Door 4 (oversized Type "I") 1.85 x 0.81 1.85 x 0.81 3.400
Emergency exit (Type "III") 1.02 x 0.51 1.02 x 0.51 3.790

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• The passenger crew doors located in the FWD, and AFT sections of the cabin are oversized Type
"I" exits. They are normally used to embark/disembark passengers, and to service the aircraft.
• The cabin emergency exits are Type "III" exits, located over the wing. These doors are always
in the ARMED position. In emergency situations, opening the doors from the inside leads to
automatic deployment of the emergency escape slide, due to the fact that the doors are always in
ARMED mode.
• All doors are operated by interior and exterior handles. They are equipped with an evacuation
device, and become emergency exits in the event of an evacuation.
• The cockpit window exits are sliding windows. They can only be opened from the inside.
• Four inward opening, manually operated, hinged doors give external access to the avionics
compartments. These doors are in the lower fuselage, around the nose landing gear bay.

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