Brown MD-11 Cockpit Configuration
03-06-2011, 12:49 PM
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Brown MD-11 Cockpit Configuration
Rode the J/S on a Brown MD-11 a while back and noticed that thrust levers were white. Anyone know why UPS seems to be the only airline with some of their airplanes configured like this?
03-07-2011, 09:55 AM
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What color should they be?
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Anodized aluminum causes the black or bare metal effect. The real indicator is EPR or N1 at the top of the engine readout, that is the teller of truth for P&W or GE power. The levers in this case look slightly purple, a clue that the anodizing bath was slightly off.
We all laugh at the Boeing use of the word "thrust levers" while their manual and flight publication clearly states "autothrottles".
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4u9a6...eature=related
Here are the non JAL go levers without the white plastic overlay.
Last edited by jungle; 03-08-2011 at 07:18 AM.
I'll take 'thrustlevers' for $100.
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