AL50/MPG5
Chapter 8. OPERATION OF THE SIMULATED AIRCRAFT’S SYSTEMS
8-2. POWER PLANT
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POWER PLANT
This chapter is not concerned with the type of engine and propeller installed on the aircraft being
simulated, nor with how they function. This chapter only deals with how to actuate the controls
and how to read the instruments in the trainer’s cockpit.
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ENGINE AND PROPELLER CONTROLS
The levers for controlling power (black handle) and mixture (red handle) are located in the flight
deck’s bottom right-hand corner. The prop lever (blue handle) is inactive as the flight model
MPG5 simulates an aircraft with fixed-pitched propeller.
ENGINE
PUSH TO INCREASE
PROPELLER
MIXTURE
POWER
Power
Propeller Mixture
Figure 8.6: Power Plant Controls
Pushing the power lever forward increases rpm.
Pushing the mixture lever forward increases the richness of the mixture (more fuel, less air).
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