XPost: rec.aviation.piloting   
   From: Sm@rt.1   
      
   "Guybrush Threepwood"  wrote in   
   news:47931b71$0$21144$7a628cd7@news.club-internet.fr:   
      
   > Mxsmanic wrote:   
   >> Eeyore writes:   
   >>   
   >>> 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)?   
   >>   
   >> Boeing never should have made the Airbus mistake.   
   >   
   > Please remark that the so called "FADEC" is part of the engine and is   
   > mounted on the engine normally. It does not belong to the aircraft   
   > manufacturer. There are other computers in the aircraft side to   
   > calculate the inputs to the FADEC. These computers calculate the   
   > thrust demand and are giving this to the engine's FADEC.   
   >   
   > Hope this helps.   
   >   
      
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