LOW

ENERGY
“SPEED SPEED SPEED”
AWARENESS

AUTO THRUST
a-FLOOR &
WINDSHEAR Flight Envelope Protection
PROTECTION

On-side
SPEED A FLOOR
COMPUTATION
RUDDER TRIM PANEL TOGA LK

Rudder Control power

NOT Flight Envelope Protection

FMGC 1,2 PRIMARY

WIND
SHEAR PRIMARY FLIGH
FLIG
(PFD
(PFD

ELAC 1,2

FWC 1,2
RUDDER TRAVEL LIMITING UNIT

FLIGHT
FLIGHT
AUGMENTATION
AUGMENTATION
COMPUTER
COMPUTER (FAC)
(FAC) 11

ADIRU 1,2,3 YAW DAMPER ACTUATORS

-Dutch roll damping
FAC 1 -Engine fail compensation
-Turn coordination
-AP guidance in Land mode

LGCIU 1 RUDDER TRIM ACTUATOR

-Engine fail compensation
-Turn coordination

FLIGHT
FLIGHT
AUGMENTATION
AUGMENTATION
SFCU 1
COMPUTER
COMPUTER (FAC)
(FAC) 11

FAC 2

Rudder control (control law) is coming from:

RUDDER PEDALS 1. ELAC when AP is OFF.
2. FAC when AP is ON but not in LAND mode. (FAC 1 normally in use)
3. FMGC when AP is in LAND mode.

Airbus A320 Family - AFS FAC

 NOT
ENGAGED

ENGAGED

A/THR NOT ACTIVE

ACTIVE

ACTIVE
WITH ONE ENGINE

RANGES

FMGC 1 in use FCU on-side in use

FMGC 1
EIU 1 EEC 1

FCU1

EIU 2 EEC 2
FMGC 2

FCU 2

Auto Thrust disconnect button

Airbus A320 Family - AFS Autothrust

 On, at 400´if Autoland mode disconnect

FMA
AUTO PITCH ROLL LAND. ENG.
THRUST CAP.

Yaw bar, appears below 30 feet FPV Flight Path Vector / FPD Flight Path Directors (in TRK - FPA mode)
in Take off and Landing mode.
FD bars in view after engagement
(automatic after power up) and
selected flight mode-
Selected
Cross bars
Managed
(in HDG - V/S mode)

MCDU FCU AP can be eng. On ground with eng. Off or PFD ND

in flight after 5s.

Feedback

F A C 1,2

E L A C 1,2

OTHER
SYSTEMS FMGC 1.2

S E C 1,2,3

Take over / AP disconnect

BSCU Nose Wheel
pushbottons
Steering

SIDESTICKS RUDDER PEDALS

The load threshold will increase in side sticks and rudder
pedals when on AP is engaged

Airbus A320 Family - AFS Autopilot