Alt law

w/o
Alt law
Normal Law reduc Direct law
Reduced prot
ed
prot
Gnd • Same
• Direct stick to elev w/o auto trim
Mode • Active 5 s after touch down

• Load factor demand, auto trim upto 33° bank, changes to AoA demand
at Hi AoA prot
• No pitch prot with AP ON • Pitch law is load factor demand with less
Flt
• Pitch 30° up (conf 0-3 then 25°) protections
Mode
• 25° up in con full then to 20° • No pitch attitude protection • Direct stick to elev
• 15° down • No auto trim
• FD bars disappear 25° up, 13° down, return at 22° and 10° • No alpha prot
• Over spd and stall as per
• Low spd stability replaces AoA prot
alt law
Hi • In all slats/flaos conf
• Bank angle with full side stick deflection = 45°
AoA • 5-20 kt above stall warn spd
• THS limited to between entry att and 3.5° nose down
Prot • Audo cricket+’STALL’
• No alpha prot Only
• Activated at or above VMO/MMO, green bars symbol at VMO+6 kt load
Hi • THS limited to entry att and 11° nose up • Above VMO/MMO nose up demand factor
Spd • +ive spiral static stability to 0° which can be over ridden by pilot limitat
Prot • Bank angle limited to 40° max • Aural warn at VMO+4/MMO+0.006 ion
• AP disconnects at VMO+15 kt and MMO+0.04 • Roll direct law with
mechanical yaw
Lat • Roll rate prop to side stick deflection • Roll rate clean - 30°/sec,
cntrl • Max roll rate 15° / sec • Roll direct with Yaw alt or mechanical slats - 25°/sec
and • If bank angle goes above 45°, AP disconnects and FD bars disappear, and • No bank angle prot • Only ailerons, spoilers
Bank reappear at less than 40° 4&5 to limit roll

• Att memorized at 50’ • From flt mode changes to flare with LG

Flare
• Reduced to -2° from 30’ down over 8 sec down
Mode
• Lateral control same as in flt mode • Is direct stick to elev

• Only yaw damping

Yaw • Completely automatic with rudder control and yaw damping • Completely manual
• Damper auth limited to +5°
 ABNORMAL ATTITUDE LAWS MECHANICAL BACK-UP

• Bank angle above 125 ° The purpose of the mechanical backup is to

• Pitch attitude above 50 ° nose
up or below 30 ° nose down
• Speed below 60 to 90 kt
Engages when one of the following (depending on the aircraft pitch
values is reached
attitude), or above 440 kt
• Mach above 0.91
• Angle of attack above 30 ° to 40
°, or below -10 °
• achieve all safety objectives in MMEL dispatch
condition:
• to manage a temporary and total electrical loss,
• the temporary loss of five fly-by-wire computers
• the loss of both elevators, or the total loss of ailerons
and spoilers.

• The pitch alternate law is active

with no protection, except load–
factor protection and without
autotrim. • The pilot manually applies trim to the THS to control
When the abnormal attitude law PITCH
• The roll direct law is active the aircraft in pitch.
engages
• The yaw mechanical law is
• The PFDs display “MAN PITCH TRIM ONLY” in red.
active

• The pitch alternate law is active

When the aircraft returns within the
normal flight envelope, the
abnormal attitude law disengages
with no protection and with
autotrim.
• The roll direct law is active
• The yaw alternate law is active.
• The pilot uses the rudder pedals as the mechanical
LATERAL
backup to laterally control the aircraft