Patent ID: 8235330

Claim:
A rotational aircraft throttle interface for control of a tiltrotor aircraft wherein the tiltrotor aircraft includes one or more rotatable nacelles, the interface comprising: a base affixed to the tiltrotor aircraft wherein the tiltrotor aircraft includes a roll axis, a pitch axis and a yaw axis; a rail housing having a first end and a second end defining a housing longitudinal axis wherein the first end is pivotally coupled to the base and operable to pivot about an axis parallel to the pitch axis and wherein the rail housing includes a groove extending substantially from the first end to the second end and wherein rotation of the rail housing corresponds to rotation of the one or more nacelles; a sled slidably located within the groove wherein the sled is operative to travel along the housing longitudinal axis from the first end of the rail housing to the second end of the rail housing; and a hand grip coupled to the sled and rotatable about the axis parallel to the pitch axis.