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Old 9th Aug 2012, 06:29
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stilton
 
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Ok, another question if you would indulge me.


I have read a few books about helicopter flying, particularly in Vietnam.


'Chickenhawk' was just brilliant.


If I remember correctly there was a twist grip throttle control on the collective to control engine speed on the UH1


Is this still the convention on modern helicopters. Do you 'throttle up and down' with a twist grip or does one just set the engine speed in a 'detent' and leave it alone ?
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