A question about Airbus FBW

[Joshua Che. 1601]

Hi,

Any real world A32X pilot know how does the rudder operate?

There is turn coordinaton, yaw damping etc.

The question is:

Does rudder pedal input command a yaw rate or direct deflection of the rudder with respect to the maximum deflections?

I tried reading up the FCOM and dug up nothing. The whole FCOM is only praising the FBW system and telling me it has turn coordination and how smart the computer is at limiting rudder deflection.

Thanks,

Joshua Che.

[Snave 466]

http://www.dutchops.com/Portfolio_Marcel/Articles/Flight%20Controls/A320_Flight_Controls/A320_Primary_Flight_Controls.html

Seems pretty straightforward.

Direct control by rudder pedal

Aligned control by relationship with the FBW system for `footless` co-ordinated flight.

[Joshua Che. 1601]

http://www.dutchops.com/Portfolio_Marcel/Articles/Flight%20Controls/A320_Flight_Controls/A320_Primary_Flight_Controls.html Seems pretty straightforward. Direct control by rudder pedal Aligned control by relationship with the FBW system for `footless` co-ordinated flight.

Thanks for the link.

More questions:

1. Turn Coordination is provided by the "computers". Is that done by the rudder or rudder trim?
   
2. (Applies if turn coord performed by rudder) Does that mean when in a turn the rudder pedal in the cockpit moves also?
   

Your help is appreciated.

Thanks,

Joshua Che.

[Snave 466]

1: Rudder trim - in autopilot flight rudder trim is NOT available to PF or PNF, they can centre trim by pressing a button on the stick. Reason is that rudder movment is limited in highspeed flight and is generally not used by swept wing jets in normal flight anyway - that's part of the Yaw damper function.

2: No

[Joshua Che. 1601]

Thanks I got what i needed!

Regards,

Joshua Che.