Force-controlled throttle for adjusting the engine thrust of a combat aircraft

US7313468B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• EADS Deutschland GmbH · DE

Inventors

• Clive Ashbolt · Ottobrunn, DE
• Thomas Buro · Marseilles, FR
• Richard Haarmann · Stuttgart, DE

Key dates

• Filing date: Aug 18, 2004
• Grant date: Dec 25, 2007
• Expiry date: Jan 7, 2026

Classification

• Technology area (CPC B): Performing Operations; Transporting
• CPC primary: B64D31/04
• WIPO field: Transport
• WIPO sector: Mechanical engineering

Abstract

A force-controlled throttle for adjusting the engine thrust of a combat aircraft with a handle for operation by a pilot and with a signal generating device that is connected to the handle for generating a control signal used for adjusting the engine thrust. The signal generating device is provided for generating the control signal as a function of the force exerted by the pilot on the handle in operation. The throttle may include force-controlled elements for control of an afterburner.