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The Airbus A320 family is a series of twin-engine, single-aisle passenger jets produced from 1986-present. Different versions can typically carry from 107 to 220 passengers.

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What are those buttons pushed after thrust is set to max

They're starting the chronometer. This chronometer is displayed on the navigation display. It lets them keep track of the time limit they are allowed to operate at takeoff thrust. The limit is 5 minu …
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Why is it not allowed to dispatch an Airbus A320 with an inoperative ELAC 2?

As pointed out by this discussion on PPRune, ELAC 1 only controls elevator actuators hooked in to the Blue hydraulic system. ELAC 2 is split across Green and Yellow. If ELAC 1 is the only operational …
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Why are the center tank pumps deactivated when slats are extended on the A320?

I believe it's an interpretation of an airworthiness requirement in 14 CFR 25.953: Each fuel system must meet the requirements of § 25.903(b) by - (a) Allowing the supply of fuel to each engi …
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Where is the camera in the A320?

There's an option for a tail mounted camera for the passenger entertainment system (PES). It's the same one they use on widebody jets, but it's not hooked up to the cockpit for taxi purposes. Airbus …
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What are the dimensions of the A320's wingtip fences?

Dimensional information can be found on Airbus's Airport and Maintenance Planning Documents for the entire product range. You will have to do a little digging and calculation to find the sizes of the …
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What does rudder input control in normal law in an A320?

You are correct. On all Airbus FBW aircraft, the rudder pedals normally control the sideslip angle, beta. See this presentation for a source, slides 3, 5-6. As a note, on pre-A345/A346 models, the ru …
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Height from the ground of aircrafts doors

Yes, the airframers' airport planning guides will have this information. Airbus Boeing/McDonnell Douglas Former Bombardier A220 CRJ and Dash 8 Embraer Door heights are usually specified as a range bec …
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