MTQmodular throttle: 4 detented axes, swappable levers, RGB backlight

Swap the levers and a different aircraft is in your hand

The MOZA MTQ Throttle Quadrant is a compact engine control unit that adapts to the aircraft rather than the other way round. It ships with fighter-style TQF levers; TQA (Airbus) and TQB (Boeing) modules are sold separately. The levers swap by hand, and the mechanics swap with them: the fighter module has an afterburner detent, the Airbus module reproduces reverse thrust with tactile gates, and the Boeing module adds extended forward travel, a lift-to-arm reverse lever and a TO/GA button. Four independent axes with built-in detents handle thrust, speedbrake and flaps; damping on each axis is adjustable, so resistance can be set to taste. The panel carries 17 controls: ten multifunction buttons, three rotary knobs, three toggle switches and a dedicated landing gear lever. Six RGB-backlit buttons with 16.7 million colours respond to sim telemetry without plug-ins. The quadrant connects straight to MOZA Flight bases over an RJ11 cable — saving USB ports — or over plain USB to a PC. The casing and levers are composite and the unit measures 216 × 166 × 198 mm. Detent logic, lighting effects and axis response are configured in MOZA Cockpit. A desk clamp and mounting plate are sold separately.

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   One quadrant, three aircraft types

   The MTQ levers swap by hand, and the feel of the controls swaps with them. The TQF fighter module in the box gives you a HOTAS layout and an afterburner detent. The TQA module reproduces Airbus logic: reverse thrust with tactile gates at the characteristic positions. The TQB module follows Boeing — extended forward travel, a reverse lever you lift to arm, and a TO/GA button for the takeoff setting.

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   Four axes: thrust, speedbrake, flaps

   The axes work independently and carry built-in mechanical detents, so the speedbrake position or a flap step can be felt with your fingers rather than read off the screen. Damping on each axis is adjustable: heavy travel for an airliner, light for a fighter. MOZA Cockpit adds virtual detents on top, mapped as software buttons.

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   17 controls on one panel

   The body carries ten multifunction buttons, three rotary knobs, three toggle switches and a dedicated landing gear lever. Six of the buttons are RGB-backlit and carry autopilot legends — NAV, HDG, SPD, ALT, FD and AP — with the knobs alongside them for dialling values. The 16.7-million-colour backlight can react to sim telemetry, so a mode's state is readable out of the corner of your eye.

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   One cable instead of another USB port

   The MTQ connects to MOZA Flight bases over an RJ11 cable: the link runs through the base and a USB port stays free on the PC — a real saving in a setup that already has a base, a grip and pedals. If you do not have a base yet, the same unit runs standalone over USB, with nothing else to buy.

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   Compact enough for a normal desk

   At 216 × 166 × 198 mm the quadrant fits to the left of a keyboard and needs no cockpit frame. The casing and levers are composite. For a permanent install MOZA offers a desk clamp and a mounting plate, both sold separately, which hold the unit rigid during fast lever movements.