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ID Throttle Please

Tue Mar 11, 2008 1:14 pm

Folks,
I have this Throttle Quadrant and have been searching to figure out what it was installed in.
I can't find a S/N for the assy.
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I figure it is late war or post war. The water injection switch is on top of the throttle.
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There is a surpercharger handle outboard of the throttle. It has 2 spring loaded catches to hook on the throttle so that it will move with the throttle.
The prop lever has a catch on the fwd side so that as the throttle is advanced the prop lever will advance as well.
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There is a stop mechanism which the throttle will hit. It is also spring loaded and can be moved inboard so the throttle can push past the stop. As Tim Allen would say- More Power.
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Looking at the rear view as if installed.
Rich

Throttle ID

Tue Mar 11, 2008 2:34 pm

The throttle that you have is a modified P-47. Everything is correct except the throttle lever itself. It should be a knob instead of the replacement lever.
Jay

Re: Throttle ID

Tue Mar 11, 2008 2:40 pm

Jay wrote:The throttle that you have is a modified P-47. Everything is correct except the throttle lever itself. It should be a knob instead of the replacement lever.
Jay

Didn't the late D's and N'd have water injection?
Maybe they changed the handle for the later production ones. Anybody have a pilots manual or IPB for a late P-47D or N?
Rich

P-47 throttle quadrant

Tue Mar 11, 2008 6:54 pm

Yes, the late D's, M's and N's had a different throttle quadrant. The later quadrant had a knurled handle that was angled about 45 degrees towards the pilot.
Jay
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