Patent
Modular multi-engine thrust control assembly
Seiya Sakurai
- 30 Sep 1982
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TL;DR: A modular thrust control lever assembly for manual pilot control of the forward/idle/reverse thrust operational modes of multiple engine aircraft is presented in this article, including manually manipulable pilot control levers (24L, 24R) and associated operating components.
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Abstract: A modular thrust control lever assembly for manual pilot control of the forward/idle/reverse thrust operational modes of multiple engine aircraft and including manually manipulable pilot control levers (24L, 24R) each having a fixed lever portion (69L, 69R) and an integral crank (42L, 42R) mounted about a fixed pivot axis (44) and a radially extendable handle portion (85L, 85R and 26L, 26R) with the fixed pivoted lever portions (69L, 69R) and radially extendable handle portion (85L, 85R) being secured together by a slide assembly (70L, 70R) and a lever assembly (71L, 71R) having a roller (64L, 64R) movable in an arcuate slot (66L, 66R); pivotal inhibit means (48L, 48R and 49L, 49R) for inhibiting motion of the roller (64L, 64R) within the slot (66L, 66R) when the engines are not properly configured; means (31L, 31R, 60L, 60R, 58L, 58R, 55L, 55R) for disengaging said inhibit means when the engines are properly configured; a plurality of resolvers (30L, 30R) of opposite hand and disposed at different distances from the pivot axis (44) of the control levers (24L, 24R) and interconnected to respective ones of the cranks (42L, 42R) by linkage assemblies (29L, 29R) of different lengths; with said control levers (24L, 24R) and associated operating components being mounted within a thin, compact housing (22).
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