Limitations summary for A320 / A321

Speeds A320: Wind:

Speed Mach Notes Max. crosswind dry 38 kt

VA 0.78 Max. crosswind wet 33 kt
Taxi speed 20 Max. crosswind cont. 10 kt (gust inc.)
Rat Min. SPD 140 T/O Tailwind 10 or 15 kt
Max. Tire 185
LDG Tailwind 10 kt
Cockpit window 200
Door passenger 65 kt
Wipers 230
VLO retraction 220 FWD/AFT Cargo 40 (50 HW) kt
VLO extraction 250 FWD/AFT Cargo max 65 kt
VLE 280
VMO/MMO 350 0.82 FL250 Severe Turbulence speeds:
*Max. L/G altitude: 25.000 ft
A320 A321
Flaps speed: 0.76 M FL330 FL290
305 Kt FL200
Lever ECAM Max SPD Flight Phase 275 Kt FL200 FL050
1 1 230 Holding 250 Kt FL050
1 1+F 215 T/O
2 2 200 T/O-APP Weights:
3 3 185 T/O-APP-LDG
FULL FULL 177 LDG A320 A321
*Max. operative Flap 20.000 ft MTW 77.400
MTOW 77.000 93.500
MLW 64.500 77.800
G Load limit Hydraulic: MZFW 61.000 73.800

Clean - -1g +2.5g 3.000 PSI 200

S+F - -0g +2g Auto Flight:
S only - -0g +2g
Max. wind CAT II Auto-APP,
no AUTOLAND
Power Plant LIMIT:
HW: 40 kt
N1 N2 TW: 10 kt
IAE-V2533-A5 100 % 100 % XW: 25 kt
CFM56-A1 102 % 105 %
CFM56-B4 104 % 105 % CAT II / III AUTOLAND
HW: 30 kt
TW: 10 kt
Pressurization system
XW: 20 kt
Max. + cabin press. : +8.6 psi
Max. cabin press. : -1.0 psi CAT III Passive (SINGLE) 50 ft
Max. cabin altitude: 8.000 ft CAT III Fail Operational:
Cabin altitude warning: 9.550 ft (350 ft) Alert height 100 ft
Max. cabin alt. selection: +14.000 ft / 2.000 ft With DH 20 ft
Ram air inlet ope air inlet Without DH 75 m
opens if press below 1.0 psi

Stefano Lerda / SLE / March 2017