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Automatic Flight System

Also from: AFS

Consists of 4 main sections:

• information sources;
• input devices;
• computation & processing; and
• output devices.

Information sources

• Navigation information
• Performance information
• ADIRS and GPS
• Clock
• Radio navaids

Input devices

• FCU (short term interventions)
• 3× MCDU (long term interventions)

Computation & processing

• FMGS

Output devices

• FDs and AP
• A/THR
• MCDUs and EFIS
• navaids for autotuning

Categories: Airbus A330 | Auto Flight