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How did the MiG-25M prevent a flameout?
How do afterburning turbofan or turbojet planes prevent or minimize the risk of a flameout at nearspace altitudes such as Fedotov's Mig-25M that went higher than 115K ft (35 km) two times? At these ...
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What are the consequences of throttling up past 100% of N1?
The B737 is probably my favorite aircraft and I'm always sure to never throttle past 100% of N1. I was told the aircraft is pretty much totaled if you take N1 past 100% but you can eke out that extra ...
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What throttle setting does an airliner use while cruising?
As a passenger, I have always felt like the engine are not kept at take-off thrust/full throttle a few (tens of) seconds after take-off, and so for obvious reasons as fuel efficiency, engine wear ...
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Why are the B-52 thrust levers advanced inside-out?
As I understand, the standard procedure for advancing the throttle (for take-off) is as follows:
Advance throttle to desired engine input & output (N1 & N2)
Release brakes
Gradually increase ...
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Why do jet planes with multiple engines have separate throttle levers for each engine?
What are the reasons to not just use one throttle lever for all engines?
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What factors determine the power curve of a jet engine?
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The L-39 in the video is powered by an Ivchenko AI-25, from the footage we see that the engine idles at 60% N1, and the taxi power setting is 70% N1. (The other lower-reading needle is ...
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What is the relation between throttle position and engine thrust for a turbofan?
I wonder how is designed the command chain from the throttle lever or the auto-throttle to the fuel injection in recent jetliners. I have 4 questions:
What is set by the throttle?
When the pilot ...
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