{"id":1278,"date":"2013-12-03T19:46:12","date_gmt":"2013-12-03T18:46:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.blueskyrotor.com\/blog\/?p=1278"},"modified":"2013-12-03T22:19:35","modified_gmt":"2013-12-03T21:19:35","slug":"how-to-speed-up-the-x3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.blueskyrotor.com\/blog\/2013\/12\/how-to-speed-up-the-x3\/","title":{"rendered":"how to speed up the X3"},"content":{"rendered":"

This article\u00a0refers to the great report by\u00a0<\/span>Ernie Stephens<\/strong> in\u00a0<\/span>Aviation Today<\/strong><\/a><\/em><\/p>\n

How to speed up when you’re in the X3? …easy: push the button!<\/p>\n

\"X3<\/a>

X3 cockpit, Eurocopter high speed prototype<\/p><\/div>\n

Which one? On the picture above, there is only a\u00a0thrust control lever.<\/em> As Ernie explains:<\/p>\n

In the X3, the TCL on the center console isn\u2019t touched. Forward thrust is applied by thumbing a small, momentary-contact, hat switch mounted on the collective.\u00a0Push it forward to increase the power, tap it backwards to decrease it. The TCL moves forward and back as the hat switch is actuated, but is only manipulated by hand as an emergency procedure if the hat switch fails.<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

The TCL, the handle located on the centre console, is actually not used during the flight. It is only\u00a0here<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>as a backup.<\/span><\/p>\n

\"Thrust<\/a>

Thrust Control Lever, on the central control panel in the Eurocopter X3 cockpit<\/p><\/div>\n

Now, look at the collective below and find the hat switch.<\/p>\n