DmitriKozlowsky Posted June 25, 2021 Posted June 25, 2021 A bit confused. With throttle handles up to full power, and with engine governors handling fuel delivery. Why do we need a throttle twist handle? Small turbine and piston engine helos have those. Should it be in middle or full open for normal flight. =
MAXsenna Posted June 25, 2021 Posted June 25, 2021 A bit confused. With throttle handles up to full power, and with engine governors handling fuel delivery. Why do we need a throttle twist handle? Small turbine and piston engine helos have those. Should it be in middle or full open for normal flight. =The twist throttle is the throttle.Don't touch the levers. They are not really throttles, even though they are called like that in the controls settings. Have a look in the Mi-8 manual, and you'll get a better explanation, (limited for me though ), of what they are. They are not called throttles in the manual. Sent from my MAR-LX1A using Tapatalk
AlphaOneSix Posted June 25, 2021 Posted June 25, 2021 The engine condition levers are for separate engine throttle control, so that you can adjust the throttle of each engine individually, primarily for testing. The twist throttle does the exact same thing as the engine condition levers, it just does it to both engines simultaneously. In normal operation, the engine condition levers should stay in the center detent. The engines are started and warmed up at idle with the twist throttle full left (counter-clockwise), then to go fly, you twist the throttle full right (clockwise). The twist throttle is not meant to be operated like a helicopter with a manual throttle. With the throttle full right, the fuel control unit on the engine does what it needs to do to the engine RPM in order to keep the rotor RPM within the proper range. So to summarize, unless you are specifically testing something that requires the engines to be at different power settings from each other, you will always leave the engine condition levers in the center detent, and you will fly with the twist throttle fully to the right (clockwise). 1
DmitriKozlowsky Posted June 25, 2021 Author Posted June 25, 2021 OK got it. Good explanation. That may explain why I get excessive VV during transition to hover. I was keeping twist throttle in middle. 1
Frag Posted June 25, 2021 Posted June 25, 2021 Came here with the exact same question! You guys made my day. This forum is a bless. 1
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