Gust Locks
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Gust Locks
Or Lack of.....
T'other night at Manch, we observed Airbus "type" a/c rudders "swinging" in the breeze. Is there an SOP to fit a lock? Either physical, [chock] or hydraulic [lock], or do the beggahs swing free?
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T'other night at Manch, we observed Airbus "type" a/c rudders "swinging" in the breeze. Is there an SOP to fit a lock? Either physical, [chock] or hydraulic [lock], or do the beggahs swing free?
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You shouldn't need a gust lock if the aircraft has irreversible hydraulic controls as the PFCUs will hold the control surface in position. With manual controls a gust lock will be needed to stop the surfaces slamming about in a strong wind and getting damaged. I don't know the ATR but the "gust lock on the throttle" sounds like the system on the BAe748. This has a gust lock lever in the cockpit which locks the controls. With the gust lock engaged you can't move one (or it might be both) throttle levers forward of the half way mark. This is to stop you inadvertently getting airborne with the gust lock engaged.
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With Airbus 320 family when shut down, the ailerons droop and rudder swings free. Never seen a lock on one, never had a problem with one being wind damaged...
