What is the maximum tailwind for A320?

Maximum tailwind for Landing – BLY & BLZ = 15 knots, Others 10 knots. For landing with a tailwind greater than 10 knots, use FLAPS FULL only. Maximum tailwind for Automatic Landing and Rollout = 10 knots. Maximum wind for passenger door operation is 65 kt.



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Tailwind: Varies between 0 and 15kts depending upon field elevation and flap setting. Maximum and minimum glideslope angles are 3.25 degrees and 2.5 degrees respectively. Autoland capability may only be used with flaps 30 or 40 and both engines operative.

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(1) When in Configuration 1 + F, the flaps retract to 0 ° automatically at 210 kt (before the airspeed reaches VFE).

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Because headwind increases the lift, pilots prefer to land and take off in headwind. Tailwind is wind blowing from behind the aircraft. It reduces the lift and aircraft generally avoid taking off or landing in tailwind.

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The A320 will descend around 2500-3000 fpm in open descent mode. You can control this by changing the airspeed you are descending at. Faster airspeed will increase descent rate and slower will decrease it, in open descent mode.

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4) Takeoff flap settings typically vary between 5-15 degrees. Aircraft use takeoff flap settings that are usually between 5-15 degrees (most jets use leading edge slats as well). That's quite a bit different than landing, when aircraft typically use 25-40 degrees of flaps.

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Other special cases include a tailwind, where the plane and wind are acting in the same direction. As you may suspect, the speed of the aircraft increases when there is a tailwind and decreases when there is a headwind.

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The A320 normally lands with flaps full, flap 3 is generally for abnormal procedures (like an engine out).

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That flight set a record for the fastest subsonic transatlantic commercial airline flight — 5 hours and 13 minutes, thanks to a 202 mph tailwind. For reference, the speed of sound is 760 mph; but the plane did not break the sound barrier.

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During take off and landing, tailwinds ireduce the airflow. Consequently, the necessary lift is achieved later and at higher speeds (the wind speed is added to the aircraft speed). Therefore, longer runways are required to perform a safe take off or landing.

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The Boeing 747 Jumbo Jet reached a top speed of 825 miles per hour which was boosted by a strong jet-stream and tailwind of over 200 miles per hour. Aircraft that cross the Atlantic between North America and Europe flying eastbound are usually boosted by a tailwind that can shave several hours off their flight time.

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