Aircraft throttle quadrant assembly with integrated visual indicator feature

A throttle quadrant system for an aircraft, the throttle quadrant system comprising:

• a throttle handle to control an engine of the aircraft, the throttle handle comprising an activatable visual indicator integrated therein;
• and
• at least one controller to control activation and operation of the activatable visual indicator;
• wherein the at least one controller responds to engine data related to status of the engine to selectively activate the activatable visual indicator;
• wherein the at least one controller controls operation of the activatable visual indicator such that visual appearance of the activatable visual indicator is influenced by an operating status, state, condition, or health measurement of the engine;
• wherein the activatable visual indicator is configured and controlled to indicate an abnormal operating status, state, condition, or health of the engine;
• wherein the throttle handle comprises a user interface control element integrated therein;
• and
• wherein actuation of the user interface control element initiates a corrective action onboard the aircraft to address the abnormal operating status, state, condition, or health of the engine.

An aircraft comprising:

• a left engine;
• a right engine;
• a left throttle handle to control the left engine, the left throttle handle comprising a first activatable visual indicator integrated therein;
• a right throttle handle to control the right engine, the right throttle handle comprising a second activatable visual indicator integrated therein;
• and
• at least one controller to control activation and operation of the first activatable visual indicator and the second activatable visual indicator;
• wherein:
• the at least one controller responds to left engine data associated with the left engine to selectively activate the first activatable visual indicator, and to control operation of the first activatable visual indicator such that visual appearance of the first activatable visual indicator is influenced by an operating status, state, condition, or health measurement of the left engine;
• the at least one controller responds to right engine data associated with the right engine to selectively activate the second activatable visual indicator, and to control operation of the second activatable visual indicator such that visual appearance of the second activatable visual indicator is influenced by an operating status, state, condition, or health measurement of the right engine;
• the first activatable visual indicator is configured and controlled to indicate an abnormal operating status, state, condition, or health of the left engine;
• the second activatable visual indicator is configured and controlled to indicate an abnormal operating status, state, condition, or health of the right engine;
• the left throttle handle comprises a first user interface control element integrated therein;
• the right throttle handle comprises a second user interface control element integrated therein;
• actuation of the first user interface control element initiates a first corrective action onboard the aircraft to address the abnormal operating status, state, condition, or health of the left engine;
• and
• actuation of the second user interface control element initiates a second corrective action onboard the aircraft to address the abnormal operating status, state, condition, or health of the right engine.