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Answer by Koyovis for Where does the term “throttle quadrant” come from?

A quadrant is a generic name for part of a circle with an angle of 90°. From Wikipedia:A sector with the central angle of 180° is called a half-disk and is bounded by a diameter and a semicircle....

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Answer by aeroalias for Where does the term “throttle quadrant” come from?

The term quadrant refers to the panel containing the levers and is derived the circular arc in which the throttles are placed:throttle quadrantThe recess in which the throttle is located and moves. ......

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Where does the term “throttle quadrant” come from?

The area of many flight decks that contains throttles or thrust levers is often referred to as the “throttle quadrant” or “thrust lever quadrant” even if it’s not one of four parts of the panels.Where...

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