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Hi Capt. Paul
My friend says you can taxi an Airbus with the parking brake on. Is this possible?
Thanks
Ricky
Ian. I just recieved your comments from the question that you asked the other day. I will not be accepting any further questions from you.
Regards
If there was Zero pressure in the hydraulics and accumulator, then I suppose you could. But, with the engines running this would be nearly impossible.
So, I'd say that the answer is no. At least, not possible without using enough power to knock over a large building
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Capt Paul
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I can answers questions relating to: aircraft and airline operations; aircraft technical matters relating to a number of different aircraft types; flight operations & flight planning; Aviation meteorology; accident prevention and investigation; the Air Traffic control system and how pilots interact with it; and pilot and airline licensing in the Europe, Asia, Canada and the US. I also answer questions about all types of Navigation, Aviation Weather, Aircraft Performance, Procedures and Aviation law (in general).
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Current Airbus Captain with over 23 years as an airline pilot and over 13,500 hours of experience.
Also experience as a Flight Operations Manager/Director; Chief Pilot; Instructor; Safety Officer, and training as an Accident/Incident Investigator.
Degree in Airline / Aerospace Operations. Minor in Behavioural Psychology and studies in pre-law
BS, Aerospace
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