Airbrakes vs. Ground Spoilers
To clarify the "spoilers in FLAPS FULL" issue:
The A320 has 5 spoilers on each wing, that perfom three different functions, that should not be mixed up:
- Spoilers 2, 3, 4 are used as speedbrakes in flight, these can be deployed in Flaps configurations 0, 1, 2 and 3, but not in FULL (4).
- Spoilers 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 act as ground spoilers to decelerate the aircraft after touchdown and at an aborted take-off. They will deploy regardless of Flaps configuration, if the conditions are met.
- Spoilers 2, 3, 4, 5 are also used for roll control. Roll control has priority over speedbrake function in flight for spoilers 2, 3 and 4.
Last edited by bsieker; 1st Aug 2007 at 16:29.