Patent ID: 7313468

Claim:
Force-controlled throttle for adjusting the engine thrust of a combat aircraft, comprising: a handle for operation by a pilot; and a signal generating device connected to the handle for generating a control signal used for adjusting the engine torque, wherein the signal generating device is provided for generating the control signal as a function of the force exerted on the handle by the pilot in operation, wherein the signal generating device contains an elastic actuator element which is resilient against the force exerted by the pilot, contains a signal generator connected to the actuator element for generating the control signal, so that it represents the force exerted on the handle by the pilot, and contains an actuator signal generating device whose signal is connected to the signal generator for generating from the control signal an actuator signal representing the absolute value of the engine thrust to be set, and wherein the actuator element is arranged according to a force exerted by the pilot so that it is movable over a predetermined actuator displacement, and is pivotably or displaceably mounted and is connected to a spring device which generates a counterforce acting against the movement over the predetermined actuator displacement.