Throttle Interface for Variable Thrust Vector Aircraft

A resultant variable thrust vector user interface for an aircraft having a longitudinal axis, a vertical axis and a resultant variable thrust vector within a geometric plane defined by the longitudinal axis and the vertical axis wherein the resultant variable thrust vector includes a magnitude and a direction, the resultant variable thrust vector user interface comprising:

• a hand grip throttle assembly translatable within an assembly plane, wherein the assembly plane is parallel with the geometric plane, and operable to provide congruent feedback of the direction and the magnitude of the resultant variable thrust vector;
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• a hand grip slideably coupled to the hand grip throttle assembly and operable to travel along a rail housing through a first range of motion parallel to the longitudinal axis and position the hand grip assembly along a second range of motion parallel to the vertical axis.

An aircraft resultant variable thrust vector interface wherein the aircraft includes a longitudinal axis, a vertical axis, a geometric plane defined by the longitudinal axis and the vertical axis and a resultant variable thrust vector within the geometric plane and wherein the resultant variable thrust vector includes a magnitude and a direction, the resultant variable thrust vector user interface comprising:

• a hand grip assembly wherein the hand grip assembly includes a rail housing and a hand grip slideably coupled to the rail housing wherein the hand grip is operable to slide along the rail housing through a first range of motion parallel to the longitudinal axis;
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• a hand grip assembly housing configured to house the hand grip and the hand grip assembly, and wherein the hand grip assembly is configured to travel along a second range of motion parallel to the vertical axis and wherein the hand grip provides congruent feedback of the direction and the magnitude of the resultant variable thrust vector as the hand grip slides along the first range of motion and the hand grip assembly travels along the second range of motion.