MTPfighter-style flight sim throttle: 27 switches, aluminium grip, vibration feedback

27 switches, aluminium in your palm, an afterburner you can feel

The MOZA MTP Throttle is a desktop throttle for pilots who fly DCS World, Microsoft Flight Simulator, X-Plane and IL-2 and want a full-size engine control unit in the left hand instead of a plastic lever. The layout follows carrier-aircraft logic: everything needed in combat and on approach sits under the fingers, with no menu diving. The grip is CNC-machined from high-strength aluminium alloy, the housing is composite, and at 2.1 kg the unit stays put on a desk. Precision comes from a 15-bit magnetic encoder and a Hall-effect mini-stick: no drift, and the mini-stick can be assigned as an axis or as buttons. The adjustable detent system lets you set an afterburner gate, an idle lockout, or a centre detent for space sims. Built-in vibration motors act on in-game telemetry — stall warnings, overspeed, combat impacts — and are tuned in MOZA Cockpit together with the lighting; no plug-ins required. It connects to a PC; the desk clamp and mounting plate are separate, and the MTLP panel docks to the MTP to form a complete left-hand cockpit console.

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   A carrier-fighter layout

   The MTP follows the logic of real carrier throttles: a large full-palm grip, a bank of switches across the top face and separate toggles on the body. Everything needed on a catapult launch or a glideslope approach is reachable without lifting your hand off the lever. The layout is designed around a two-handed HOTAS setup, so the right hand stays on the stick.

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   Aluminium where stiffness matters

   The grip is CNC-machined from high-strength aluminium alloy, so it does not flex or creak under load. The housing is composite; the unit weighs 2.1 kg and measures 277 × 194 × 216 mm. That mass keeps the panel in place during sharp inputs, and for a rigid fix there is a clamp, a mounting plate or direct hard-mount to a rig profile.

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   Detents you set yourself

   The detent system is adjusted mechanically: you can set an afterburner gate, an idle lockout, or a symmetric centre detent for space sims that need a thrust neutral. The gate is felt through the palm, so the setting is found by touch rather than read off a thrust indicator. The mechanical logic is backed up by software settings in MOZA Cockpit.

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   Vibration as an instrument

   Built-in motors read sim telemetry and turn it into tactile cues: stall warnings, overspeed, G-loads, combat impacts. Intensity and event mapping are set in MOZA Cockpit, which also drives the lighting logic. No plug-ins or third-party utilities are needed — the device works natively.

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   Build the left console in steps

   The MTP is built to grow with your rig: the MOZA MTLP panel docks onto it and adds landing gear, flaps and brake controls, turning one throttle into a complete left-hand console. The rest of the MOZA Flight ecosystem — force feedback bases, grips, rudder pedals and instrument panels — is configured in the same MOZA Cockpit.