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landing phases of flight including go-around. Thrust- Sense’s FADEC-like engine protection prevents both engine and airspeed exceedances that can and have become safety challenges during situations of high pilot workload. Most critical to safety, ThrustSense provides protection against VMCA, via the first ever system (Life- GuardTM) that proportionally reduces engine power to maintain directional control, thus mitigating the most dangerous “low-and-slow” challenge associated with twin-engine operations. The ThrustSense Autothrottle system, currently in operation in the Beechcraft King Air, automatically controls engine output by comput- ing and adjusting to the exact appropriate power levels, thus significantly reducing pilot workload at critical phases of flight.
ThrustSense is the first and only certified autothrottle for King Air 200 and 300 aircraft and is standard equipment on King Air 260 and 360 production models. It is available for retrofit at authorized King Air Service centers worldwide. KA
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