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Old 26th July 2007 | 11:39
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Mad (Flt) Scientist
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Throttles fully forward (which was your phrase) can be WELL in excess of max power on a hydro-mechanically controlled engine; on a CF34 you'll get as much as 25% extra thrust if you firewall the engines.
As stated by rainboe, you CAN (and should!) push the throttles fully forward in a true emergency - but you'll have trashed the engines in the process.
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