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Old 24th September 2003 | 20:47
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malaysian eaglet
 
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At the difference of the partial authority which is just an optimization of the thrust, -the computer having the possibility to adjust the thrust within limits (around 7% for example) the classical mechanical unit drives the fuel and controls the engines-, the FADEC (which is the Engine computer and its peripherals) monitors and commands the whole functionning of the engine, ... the quite delicate phase of start-up is fully controlled by the Full Authority system
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