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Old 28th Nov 2006, 09:48
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ZBMAN
 
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I see what you mean Alexban, but what you are talking about are essentially mode reversions (ie, the AP won't stall or overspeed the A/C).
What happens on the bus is a bit different. In the case of alpha floor, the auto thrust system will apply TOGA (whether it is engaged or not, even in manual flight), once a certain value of AoA has been reached.
As for speed protections, in the case of an overspeed for ex, the system will gradually reduce nose down pitch authority to prevent the aircraft from exceeding VD (it may exceed MMO if full forward stick is held).
There are also bank angle protections (max bank is 67°), and load factor protection.
These protections mean that if you have a windshear, you can pull FULL backstick, and you will get maximum performance from the aircraft to get out of it (it will give you your maximum AoA).
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