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By: - 4th January 2005 at 17:29 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
Great pictures, thanks for sharing.
Anyone know why there would be a split in the thrust levers between the 1-3 and 2-4 engines as seen in the first picture?
By: - 4th January 2005 at 17:40 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
what a strange throttle config in the first pic!
By: - 4th January 2005 at 19:37 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
Great shots Steve, I have some shots you sent me a while ago, would you like me to upload those?
By: - 4th January 2005 at 22:26 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
what a strange throttle config in the first pic!
I'm sure Skycruiser could answer this.
By: - 5th January 2005 at 18:54 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
Great pictures, thanks for sharing.Anyone know why there would be a split in the thrust levers between the 1-3 and 2-4 engines as seen in the first picture?
I would hazard a guess that the control cables require to be re-rigged, hence the split between the lever positions.
By: - 6th January 2005 at 02:03 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
The split seems pretty large for a rigging error.
By: - 6th January 2005 at 20:15 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
In the days before FADEC (electronic engine control) 'throttle stagger' was a common problem, 1/2 a knob was generally considered the maximum. Assuming that the control rigging was correct the remedy was to adjust the fuel control unit, a procedure known as engine trimming.
Thanks for sharing the photo's.
By: - 6th January 2005 at 20:31 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
Wys told me about this when I met him at GLA. It was to keep the engines in sync (numbers N1, N2, etc aligned) because you may have two completely different-natured engines (one new, the other old, etc) and they won't give the same power output with the same throttle position. So, generally the crew make small corrections to keep the numbers matched - also makes the ride smoother for passengers, apparantly, with vibrations and all.Perhaps they had another reason?
he he , I remember wys telling us about that, using the 757 (his mount back then) as an example.
By: - 6th January 2005 at 20:38 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
lovely pic
By: - 6th January 2005 at 21:13 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
As you climb the thrust lever control linkages (running to the engines) all thermally contract slightly differently so they end up with stagger like this.
By: - 6th January 2005 at 21:14 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
As you climb the thrust lever control linkages (running to the engines) all thermally contract slightly differently so the end up with stagger like this.
Wow, thats certainly something I'd never come across!
By: - 6th January 2005 at 23:56 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
Our auto throttle keeps them nicely in line...
By: - 7th January 2005 at 04:39 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
Do all models of the 747 have autothrottles or are they replaced with the much more crude machine called an FE?
By: - 7th January 2005 at 08:52 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
I think it's just the 400 that has an autothrottle.
Much more up to date than the classic. :D
By: - 7th January 2005 at 09:04 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
I just lurv the 747-400 cockpit!
By: - 7th January 2005 at 09:43 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
Excellent pic there mate!
By: - 7th January 2005 at 19:08 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
Nice photos there mate.
By: - 7th January 2005 at 22:54 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
Great phots :)
By: - 9th January 2005 at 11:52 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
Thanks for the comments, as I say these are the first I have scanned so I will prob get around to doing some more at some point!
By: - 9th January 2005 at 21:39 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
Ahhhhhh Boeing...strangely brown!!!!!!!!! A lot of people say they don't like the brown paint in Boeing cockpits but I always thought it looked ok.
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By: EGNM - 4th January 2005 at 17:17 - Edited 2nd October 2019 at 11:40
I have today finally invested in a new scanner, just something cheap for me play with. Anyway here you go, this some pics from some time I did with Air Atlanta and some of the fam flights I went on...
1. Cockpit on Caps side of B741 TF-ATE en route to TFS
2. Inbound to TFS - something that is familiar to most TFS visitors
3. Tenerife out the window when on finals
4. TFS out of the big front window on finals!
5. TF-ATE on the ground at TFS
6. Lining up on 24L at TFS
7. Another cockpit shot - this time from the middle.
8. Malaga landing.
9. A shot of some of the regular MAN operators upon our return.
Will dig some more out at some point when I am off work!