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Flex temp is a technique used to reduce noise and engine wear in large airliners by performing take-off at less than full power. For Airbus and Fokker aircraft the technique is known as ''flex temp'' or just ''flex''. Other aircraft may use the terms ''Assumed temperature thrust reduction'', ''Reduced take-off thrust'' or ''Factored take-off thrust''.〔''The Boeing 737 Technical Site.'' 〕 ==Technique== For large aircraft, the required runway length is normally calculated before every take-off. Often the aircraft weight and the local temperature will permit the aircraft to take off on a shorter runway. The crew then calculates a lower-power engine setting where take-off will use a larger portion of the runway. Lower-power settings reduce both noise and engine wear and produce considerable savings in maintenance costs. This technique is based on air temperature, rather than percentage of engine power, because it is easy for the crew to look up or calculate the highest air temperature at which any particular take-off can be performed. That temperature is the highest flex temp that can be used. Jet engines produce reduced thrust as the ambient air temperature increases. The flex temp is the highest air temperature at which the engines would produce the required thrust. The crew finds that temperature and enters it into the flight management system (FMS) — effectively telling the computer to assume the specified air temperature instead of the actual temperature. When flex (FLX) thrust is selected during take off, the engine controller produces maximum thrust for the assumed (flex) temperature. If necessary, the crew can push the throttles into the Take Off/Go Around (TOGA) detent and request full power. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Flex temp」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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