Originally Posted by
JCO7
I don't know Airbus at all. Are you saying a ground/air sensing failure would prevent manual braking and manual reverse thrust application on the 330?
I can't comment on brakes, but it's pretty universal on high bypass engines to inhibit reverser operation unless "on-ground" is true (although the detail logic of "on-ground" is highly aircraft dependent).
If you're wondering why, lookup Lauda 767 accident...