Airbus Admits Problem on 320!

[inthewind]

165 kts for the rudder limiter on the dork

 

[91100 100 set]

To continue with the thread hijacking...

I would imagine that just about any aircraft with hydraulic-powered flight controls would have some means of reducing surface travel as airspeed increases.

However, I did read somewhere (Flying magazine maybe?) an article discussing the rudder on the A-300 and the American accident in New York. I didn't really understand what I read because it sounded so backwards to me, but that article seemed to imply that the hydraulic systems powering the rudder actually get MORE sensitive as airspeed increases. A lighter feel at the pedal and less pedal travel to achieve a given surface deflection. Sounds completely backwards, so I could have read it wrong. Anybody with more knowledge care to comment?

 

[TAZ MAN]

Is it true that the A320 has this gear problem in the QRH?

 

[DrewBlows]

The 320 can dump fuel now?

Which is it? Can it dump fuel or not?

Yeah, but they have to run it through the combustion chamber first.

 

[mynameisjim]

Is it true that the A320 has this gear problem in the QRH?

Yes it is

 

[RocketRob]

Then its official............ Airbuses really do suck


Boeing keep Going

 

[Buckaroo]

The feds should ground every A320 and get to the bottom of all of the nose gear and flap problems before innocent people are killed.

 

[SKC]

You're comparing a World War TWO Boeing B-17 to a "state of the art" Airbus 300-###

A300....state of the art? Good one.

 

[SuperFLUF]

No surprises here. Airbus also hid the A300 rudder problems for 2+ years until AA 587 crashed and they are still denying any culpability.

They still blame their "HAL 9000" flight control issues on the pilots instead of the programmers as well.

 

[Capn Mike]

The feds should ground every A320 and get to the bottom of all of the nose gear and flap problems before innocent people are killed.

So now there is a FLAP problem? Which news media do you work for???