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Old 2nd Oct 2015, 12:02
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barit1
 
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First of all, tdracer is correct about a hydromechanical "steam-engine" governor in the fuel path. I had overlooked that point in my 29th Sept. post. Thank you!

But the purpose of this device on a modern engine is simply to protect the engine from destructive overspeed in the event of FADEC breakdown. Normal control (governing for power management) is done via the electronics.
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