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A Lucas Aerospace Company CASC gas turbine fuel control in collection.

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This Lucas Aerospace Company's fuel control is a Combined Acceleration and Scheduling Control(CASC). It controls the high pressure fuel pump output through variable metering orifices. It contains 2 governors. The Acceleration Governor controls the amount of fuel necessary to accel/decel the engine without stalling. The scheduling governor controls the fuel flow for the steady running of the engine.