XPost: rec.aviation.piloting   
   From: Sm@rt.1   
      
   Eeyore  wrote in   
   news:4792B67B.E719734A@hotmail.com:   
      
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   > Mxsmanic wrote:   
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   >> Eeyore writes:   
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   >> > It does. But both the relevant RR and GE engines use FADEC which   
   >> > requires software. Neither engine has a mechanical throttle. It's   
   >> > controlled ENTIRELY by electronics.   
   >>   
   >> Is the FADEC part of the engine or a separate box in the cockpit or   
   >> elsewhere (like an autopilot)?   
   >   
   > At least part of the FADEC system is installed right next to the   
   > engine itself. It's a *system* not just one box.   
      
      
   Nope.   
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   >> Boeing never should have made the Airbus mistake.   
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   > FADEC happened long ago. It's nothing to do with Airbus. Do you think   
   > mechanical linkages are any more reliable ?   
      
      
   Fjukkwit planespotter. At least you've flund a little friend at your same   
   level.   
      
   Bertie   
      
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