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Re: OT: How do you sync engines?

Posted by Graham P on Wed Jan 23, 2002 10:56:20 AM

In reply top Re: OT: How do you sync engines? posted by Sy on Wed Jan 23, 2002 10:43:57 AM

: By jiggling the throttles so that you get a steady drone r
: ather than a rising and falling note. Usually has to be do
: ne in flight repeatidly, to keep everything in sync (and s
: top the rest of the crew from moaning). Can be helped by u
: se of a meter or done automatically nowadays. Hope this he
: lps.
:
: Cheers

I thought it might me mechanically controlled using tacho readings, TDC marks and some crued closed loop system. Well guess they went for the fool proof method - the crew.

Many thanks.
Graham P.

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