Originally Posted by RetiredF4
And i know also, that there is no feedback to the SS in airbus.
Is it another urban legend?
A. Side Stick Controller (Ref: AMM 27-92-00)
Two side stick controllers are used for pitch and roll manual control one on the captain lateral console, another one on the first officer lateral console. The two side sticks are electrically coupled. The arm rest is fixed on the seat.
General concept is a fail safe concept i.e. mainly that a single failure provides:
- Neither total loss of artificial feel
- Nor undetected uncontrolled pilot order.
The hand grip includes 2 switches:
- A/P disconnect pushbutton is used for: A/P disconnection in A/P mode; Priority logic between sticks in manual mode
- Push-to-talk button.
The red light of the ANN-SIDE STICK PRIORITY, CAPT (23CE1) or ANN-SIDE STICK PRIORITY, F/O (23CE2) comes on in front of the pilot who has lost the priority.
The green light of the ANN-SIDE STICK PRIORITY, CAPT (23CE1) or ANN-SIDE STICK PRIORITY, F/O (23CE2) comes on in front of the pilot who has priority as long as the side stick which has not priority is not a zero.
In case of simultaneous action on CAPT and F/O side sticks, the green lights of ANN-SIDE STICK PRIORITY, CAPT (23CE1) and ANN-SIDE STICK PRIORITY, F/O (23CE2) flash at the same time.
Space provision is provided for mounting of a datum-adjust button (used in A/P mode).
The side stick includes:
- a hand grip
- a protection boot
- two axes
- two spring rods for pitch artificial feel
- two springs for roll artificial feel
- two transducer units ; one for roll, the other one for pitch
- one solenoid to introduce, in AP mode, a higher threshold to move the side stick out of the zero position.
Originally Posted by CONF iture
To trim the Airbus feels as natural as trimming any other type.
Thank you for mentioning that.