Flight Controls

Question 1

4. What power setting does Alpha Floor command?

Answer 1

TOGA

Question 2

In Direct Law, how is pitch trim controlled?

Answer 2

Manually using the Pitch Trim Wheels.

Question 3

Which controls are available in Mechanical Back up?

Answer 3

Rudder and THS

Question 4

Your aircraft is currently in a climb with a nose-up pitch attitude. You are hand-flying the aircraft and both sidesticks are currently in the neutral position. You are asking the flight control computers for:

Answer 4

No change in load factor.

Question 5

The A320 cannot be stalled in normal law.

Answer 5

TRUE

Question 6

Which statement below is true concerning the FACs?

Answer 6

Two FACs control rudder movement for automatic turn coordination, yaw damping, rudder limiting, and rudder trim.

Question 7

If both sidesticks are moved in the same direction at the same time:

Answer 7

The total demand is never more than what can be realized with full deflection on only one sidestick.

Question 8

You are hand-flying the aircraft. According to the indications shown: (CAPT GREEN< FO RED ARROW)

Answer 8

The CA has pressed and held the left sidestick takeover pb and the right sidestick is making unwanted inputs to the flight control computers.

Question 9

Hydraulic power for the elevator servos comes from which system?

Answer 9

All 3 systems

Question 10

There is a manual elevator control in the event of multiple computer or hydraulic system failures.

Answer 10

FALSE

Question 11

While flying with the autopilot engaged, if you move the THS the autopilot will disengage.

Answer 11

TRUE

Question 12

The spoiler panels on the A32F function as:

Answer 12

ALL of above

Question 13

Control of the rudder is provided by the:

Answer 13

FAC

Question 14

Mechanical control of the THS is available from the __________ at any time, if either the Green or Yellow system is functioning.

Answer 14

Pitch Trim Wheel

Question 15

In Normal Law what does a lateral side stick input command?

Answer 15

Rate of roll

Question 16

The failure of a single flight control computer:

Answer 16

Does not cause normal law to downgrade to another law.

Question 17

You are in level flight in a 20° bank to the left. You are hand-flying the aircraft and both sidesticks are in the neutral position. You are asking the flight control computers for:

Answer 17

0° per second roll rate

Question 18

Which of these flight control computers will function during emergency electrical configuration?

Answer 18

ELAC 1, SEC 1, FAC 1

Question 19

If either ELAC fails, the other ELAC can provide full control with no loss of system functionality.

Answer 19

True

Question 20

Which statement below is true concerning the SECs?

Answer 20

Three SECs provide direct control of the spoilers. SECs 1 and 2 provide backup control of the elevators and THS.

Question 21

The elevators are:

Answer 21

Independently moved by one of two electronically-controlled servos that serve each elevator.

Question 22

In normal flight operations, pitch trim is:

Answer 22

Automatic and can be monitored on the F/CTL page and on the trim position scales next to the trim wheels.

Question 23

Rudder trim is:

Answer 23

Accomplished by displacing the entire rudder surface and is automatic when the autopilot is engaged.

Question 24

If both the captain and first officer displace their respective sidesticks in the same direction:

Answer 24

The total demand will never be more than what can be achieved with full deflection of any one sidestick.

Question 25

Engaging the autopilot causes both sidesticks to be centered.

Answer 25

True

Question 26

The pitch trim wheels do not move when automatic trimming is in progress.

Answer 26

False

Question 27

Mechanical control of the THS is available from the __________ at any time, if either the Green or Yellow system is functioning.

Answer 27

Pitch Trim Wheel

Question 28

Multiple failures of redundant flight control computers:

Answer 28

May cause normal law to downgrade to alternate law depending on the nature of the malfunction.

Question 29

You are in level flight in a 20° bank to the left. You are hand-flying the aircraft and both sidesticks are in the neutral position. You are asking the flight control computers for:

Answer 29

Zero degree roll rate

Question 30

The elevators are:

Answer 30

Independently moved by one of two electronically-controlled servos that serve each elevator.

Question 31

In normal flight operations, pitch trim is:

Answer 31

Automatic and can be monitored on the F/CTL page and on the trim position scales next to the trim wheels.

Question 32

If both the captain and first officer displace their respective sidesticks in the same direction:

Answer 32

The total demand will never be more than what can be achieved with full deflection of any one sidestick.

Question 33

The pitch trim wheels do not move when automatic trimming is in progress.

Answer 33

False

Question 34

Which spoiler panels are used for speedbrakes?

Answer 34

2 - 4