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Airbus A320 B2: Auto Flight System (ATA 22)Type training questions & answers

FMGCs and FACs, autopilot, flight director and autothrust, FCU and MCDU, yaw functions and AFS maintenance.

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  1. 1.How many Flight Management and Guidance Computers does the A320 AFS have?

    • A.One, with a standby monitor
    • B.Three, with voting
    • C.Two, interchangeable
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    Correct answer: C. Two, interchangeable

    Two interchangeable FMGCs and two interchangeable FACs make up the four AFS computers.

  2. 2.How is the A320 Automatic Flight System described in terms of failure behaviour?

    • A.Fail safe, shutting down on any single fault
    • B.Fail operative, each computer fail passive
    • C.Fail passive for the whole AFS as one unit
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    Correct answer: B. Fail operative, each computer fail passive

    The AFS is fail operative. Each FMGC and FAC has a command part and a monitor part, so each is fail passive.

  3. 3.What happens to the A320 autopilot if the pilot presses the takeover pushbutton on the side stick?

    • A.It engages the second autopilot
    • B.It only changes the lateral mode
    • C.It disengages the autopilot
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    Correct answer: C. It disengages the autopilot

    Pressing the side stick take-over pushbutton or exceeding the force threshold disengages the autopilot.

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