NWSRG
4th Oct 2004, 21:49
Folks,
A couple of questions from an interested amateur...
1. Airbus auto-thrust. If I understand correctly, with the thrust levers set in the CLIMB gate, the range of thrust that can be delivered is from idle to maximum climb thrust. What thrust do you get if you disconnect the auto-thrust with the levers in CLIMB? Given that CLIMB can provide a wide range of thrust settings, what happens in this case?
2. Boeings don't have TOGA, FLEX/MCT or CLIMB gates. I know there is usually a button to provide TOGA settings, but how are the other settings actually selected (short of manually moving the throttles)? Can the throttles be advanced to the equivalent of FLEX/MCT or CLIMB settings by any means other than pushing them forward?
Thanks in anticipation.
A couple of questions from an interested amateur...
1. Airbus auto-thrust. If I understand correctly, with the thrust levers set in the CLIMB gate, the range of thrust that can be delivered is from idle to maximum climb thrust. What thrust do you get if you disconnect the auto-thrust with the levers in CLIMB? Given that CLIMB can provide a wide range of thrust settings, what happens in this case?
2. Boeings don't have TOGA, FLEX/MCT or CLIMB gates. I know there is usually a button to provide TOGA settings, but how are the other settings actually selected (short of manually moving the throttles)? Can the throttles be advanced to the equivalent of FLEX/MCT or CLIMB settings by any means other than pushing them forward?
Thanks in anticipation.