A320 TOGA Efficiency
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The report says he moved the levers to the TOGA position, which at that altitude would have resulted in the EEC attempting to set the rated maximum continuous thrust for the operating conditions as sensed by the EEC.
My vote is wing, in a heavy A321 once you get to Fl340 you have about a 20 knot window between VLS and MMo. Thrust is not great but enough to get there.
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Did not the AF447 pilot engage TOGA thrust in order to maintain altitude at an early stage of the incident?