A320 CAPT DOES NOT CONSIDER THE GATE AT ORD BIG ENOUGH FOR SAFE OP.

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AFTER BEING PUSHED BACK FROM THE GATE AT ORD IN AN A320; I ASKED THE MECH IF THIS WAS AS FAR AS I WAS GOING TO BE PUSHED BACK; AS IT WAS OBVIOUS THAT THERE WAS NOT ENOUGH ROOM TO MANEUVER ON TAXI OUT. HE REPLIED; 'YES; YOU ARE ON THE LINE.' I TRIED TO TAXI OUT WITH MINIMUM PWR AND WITHOUT GOING INTO A PARKING AREA FOR GND EQUIP. THIS WAS IMPOSSIBLE. THE A320 WILL NOT TURN TIGHT ENOUGH WITHOUT USING HIGH THRUST; POTENTIALLY KILLING RAMP PERSONNEL. ALSO; IT IS IMPOSSIBLE TO TAXI OUT OF THERE WITHOUT GOING INTO THE GND EQUIP STORAGE AREA; POTENTIALLY DAMAGING GND EQUIP AND THE ACFT. IN THE 12 YRS I HAVE BEEN A PLT FOR ACR X; I HAVE NEVER SEEN A MORE UNSAFE OP ANYWHERE IN THE WORLD! THIS PROC IS A NONSTANDARD PUSHBACK INTO THE CONSTRAINED SPACE THAT IS AVAILABLE. THERE IS NOT ADEQUATE ROOM TO MANEUVER THE AIRBUS OUT OF THIS GATE AND IT IS A VERY UNSAFE OP. IN FACT; THERE HAVE BEEN GND PERSONNEL INJURED DUE TO AIRBUSES TRYING TO GET OUT OF THIS GATE. THIS PUSHBACK PROC AT THIS GATE IS THE MOST CONSTRAINED THAT I HAVE SEEN ANYWHERE IN THE WORLD AND I THINK THAT IT SHOULD BE RE-EVALUATED. PERSONALLY; I THINK THERE SHOULDN'T BE ANYTHING LARGER THAN AT B737 AT THIS GATE IN ORD.