In this paper, the concept of emergency flight control system which USES the engine throttle to manipulate the aircraft in case of control surface failure is discussed.

研究了当飞机常规操纵舵面失效时，通过调节飞机发动机推力大小来操纵飞机的飞行问题。

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The computer can control the throttle and measure the engine speed.

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Often it's Michael who tries to act as a throttle to Big Daddy's jet engine.

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Meanwhile, the feds' fuel-economy administrators are currently operating at a dead run trying to keep up with a host of new, highly digitized fuel-saving technologies, such as "Eco" throttle mapping and stop-start (the engine cuts out as the vehicle coasts or stops), which were practically invented to hack the EPA testing cycle.

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