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Airbus A320ceo / neo

The first fly-by-wire airliner with sidesticks — flight envelope protection as standard.

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Model / variant — applicability

Years
1988 – 2019
Serials
By MSN — see FCOM PLP / applicability
Engine
CFM56-5B4 (typ.)
Baseline doc
Operator-customized A318/A319/A320/A321 FCOM

✓ Guide content applies

  • Guide content is written for this configuration.
  • Airbus FCOMs are customized per operator — every page is tagged with the MSNs it applies to.

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Engines
CFM56-5B / IAE V2500 (ceo); LEAP-1A / PW1100G (neo)
MTOW
78,000 kg (ceo typical)
Typical seats
150–180
Range
~3,300 nm (ceo) / 3,500 nm (neo)
MMO
M 0.82
Ceiling
39,100 ft (ceo) / 39,800 ft (neo)

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airbus-a320 Exterior

Illustrative AI-generated imagery — panel details may differ from real aircraft

Cockpit & Avionics

Glass Cockpit & Fly-by-Wire

ATA 22 Auto FlightATA 23 CommunicationsATA 31 Indicating / RecordingATA 34 NavigationATA 35 Oxygen

Sidestick controllers, six display units (ECAM + EFIS), and electronic flight control laws.

How it works

  1. 01Sidestick inputs go to flight control computers (2 ELACs, 3 SECs, 2 FACs) which command the surfaces — no mechanical link except rudder and stabilizer trim backup.
  2. 02Normal Law provides protections: high angle of attack, load factor (+2.5 g / −1 g clean), pitch attitude, bank angle and high speed.
  3. 03Degraded laws: Alternate Law and Direct Law, with Mechanical Backup as last resort.
  4. 04ECAM (Electronic Centralised Aircraft Monitor) displays system pages and automatically presents failure procedures.
  5. 05FMGS: two FMGCs handle navigation, performance and autopilot / autothrust.

Key data & limitations

Displays
6 DUs (PFD, ND ×2, E/WD, SD)
Flight computers
2 ELAC, 3 SEC, 2 FAC
Hydraulics
Green, Blue, Yellow (3000 psi)

Maintenance guidelines

  • Flight control computer BITE tests via CFDS/MCDU per AMM Chapter 27.
  • ADIRU alignment and air data checks; pitot-static leak tests per AMM 34.
  • Display unit and ECAM software configuration verified against approved standard.

REF: FCOM DSC-22 (Auto Flight), DSC-27 (Flight Controls), DSC-31 (Indicating)

Reference documents

  • — Airbus A318/A319/A320/A321 Flight Crew Operating Manual (FCOM)
  • — Airbus Quick Reference Handbook (QRH) & ECAM procedures
  • — Airbus Aircraft Maintenance Manual (AMM) & Maintenance Planning Document (MPD)

EDUCATIONAL USE ONLY. Content is summarised from manufacturer documentation for learning. It is not approved flight or maintenance data. Always use the current, aircraft-specific POH/AFM, FCOM, QRH, AMM and operator procedures.