A320? gardening in the stopway
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The A320 uses carbon brakes!
Unlike some other Boeing aircraft...i.e. 737/757 that use steel brakes, carbon brakes wear is related to applications. NOT directly to the energy applied during each application.
So you can see that carbon brakes absorb more energy therefore performance is better, and the wear is less. especially at higher temperatures.
the reason mx work is higher on the 32o's is because pilots apply more applications taxiing, rather than taxi single engine, brake to a lower speed with fewer applications...
thanks and lets have fun out there shall we!!
Unlike some other Boeing aircraft...i.e. 737/757 that use steel brakes, carbon brakes wear is related to applications. NOT directly to the energy applied during each application.
So you can see that carbon brakes absorb more energy therefore performance is better, and the wear is less. especially at higher temperatures.
the reason mx work is higher on the 32o's is because pilots apply more applications taxiing, rather than taxi single engine, brake to a lower speed with fewer applications...
thanks and lets have fun out there shall we!!
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Colleagues,
I have been flying the A320 since 1994 with well over 6000 hrs on type.
2 RTO's 1)LHR 2)LCA..No problems decelerating with the AutoBrk. Tepms do get very high, however the Carbon Brakes have a liking for temps. 150 deg c all the way through the band up to 350 deg c.
Over-run, very tricky indeed especially at FRA
Reverser problems I very much doubt, perf. is calculated without the use of them...
Too Fast..Too High...Long Flare....End of Runway!
I have been flying the A320 since 1994 with well over 6000 hrs on type.
2 RTO's 1)LHR 2)LCA..No problems decelerating with the AutoBrk. Tepms do get very high, however the Carbon Brakes have a liking for temps. 150 deg c all the way through the band up to 350 deg c.
Over-run, very tricky indeed especially at FRA
Reverser problems I very much doubt, perf. is calculated without the use of them...Too Fast..Too High...Long Flare....End of Runway!
