Autothrottle system
Tags: Aircraft, Avionics, Navigation
Autothrottle system - A system that automatically manipulates the thrust setting of the airplane to help follow the vertical trajectory portion or selected airspeed of the planned flight ...
This was similarly done by a radio altimeter signal which simply drove the autothrottle servos to a flight idle setting.
The introduction of a primitive autothrottle late in the war only helped slightly. Conversely, the higher power of jet engines at higher speeds meant the Me 262 enjoyed a much higher climb speed.
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