Why does the shuttle throttle on ascent?

Mxsmanic wrote:
Pat Flannery writes:

On the P-51 Mustang, this was called "War Emergency Power"; it would
give some extra zip, but would also destroy the engine in around ten
minutes after engaging it. :-)

One wonders what sort of emergency would justify running the engine a
bit faster for just ten minutes, and then replacing the entire
aircraft.

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Ummm . . . a FW-190 (option: replace FW-190 with opponent on your six
.. . . really close . . . perhaps still there and shooting after after
what you have just finished what you used to think was your very best
move . . . in my book that rises to the level of an emergency. At that
point getting the pilot home was goal one.

Blue skies . . .

John

John