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Old 08-23-2010 | 05:14 PM
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Originally Posted by shdw
By definition, throttle means to adjust fuel flow to an engine.(flame shields up) -- <sarcasm tag here>
Actually, throttles adjust the air flow, not the fuel flow. That is why chocking someone is also called throttling.


Although the name of the go levers is not very important in the big picture of aviation, it is more professional if you know the correct names for things on the aircraft. If as passenger points to something asks what is that, coming back with “the steering stick” or “the flashy thing” is not want they want to hear.
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