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Old 30th May 2006 | 17:33
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It would be helpful if you named the aircraft you are talking about.

Shon7
You must remember that thrust isnt a constant, it will vary with thrust rating, temperature and pressure altitude, you cant therefore just say dont exceed 90% N1.

Some aircraft, (Classic 747) have a human interface called the Flight Engineer, his/her task is to calculate a charted EPR value and set it manually in the EPR Limit computer. Other aircraft (777/MD11/744), the crew enter specific data into the FMC, that in turn displays the required thrust requirement.


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