Questions tagged [throttle]

Levers in the cockpit that control engine thrust

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Is there any reason on passenger airliners not to have a physical lock between throttles?

A physical lock so one throttle can control all of them. Sure there would be circumstance to disconnect it such as engine failure and possibly wind shear but there really too many instances of pilots and occasionally system failures causing one…
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