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Propeller Lever

What is propeller lever?

FAA handbook figure illustrating propeller lever

The propeller lever is a cockpit control on turboprop aircraft that sets the propeller's RPM and can also command the propeller to feather (blades turned edge-on to stop rotation in an emergency).

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