Airbus - EMAs for Flight Controls Actuation System - An Important Step Achieved in 2011

Michel Todeschi

doi:10.4271/2011-01-2732

A significant step is achieved on the flight control actuation system toward the more electrical aircraft through the Airbus A380, A400M and the A350 development phase ongoing. The A380/A400M/A350 features a mixed flight control actuation power source distribution, associating electrically powered actuators with conventional FlyByWire hydraulic servocontrols.

In the scope of the preparation of the future Airbus Aircraft, this paper presents the perspectives of the use of the EMA technologies for the flight control systems in the more electrical aircraft highlighting the main technical challenges need to treat: jamming susceptibility, “on board” maintenance reduction, Operational reliability increase, power electronics and power management optimization, and regarding the environmental constraints, the predicted performances; the benefits associated to the optimized utilization of on-board power sources.

On the 4^th of January 2011, an aileron EMA was successful flown on Airbus A320 MSN1. It is an important step towards the EMA technology for flight control actuation system.

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Airbus - EMAs for Flight Controls Actuation System - An Important Step Achieved in 2011 2011-01-2732

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