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Shortly after the release of the very realistic F-16 FLCS stick, Thrustmaster developed the F-16 TQS. TQS stands for Throttle Quadrant System. The TQS was modelled after the throttle found in an F-16 Block 50. All the buttons are there, and it even has idle and mil (Full Military Power, in this setting a throttle will give maximum non-afterburner [or dry] thrust) detends. The throttle tension can be adjusted, and the antenna and range knob, as well as the throttle itself can be programmed analog and digital!

The F-16 TQS can only be used together with the F-16 FLCS or F-22 Pro from Thrustmaster. The unit functions as slave to those sticks. It isn't programmable by itself! So far there have been two version, I will refer to them as TQS-1 and TQS-2. TQS-1 was the first to hit the market and featured a real miniature trackball as target cursor. TQS-2 used a special kind of "hat" which is pressure sensitive. This trackbal or "hat" can also be used as a standard mouse in Windows! Both pictures on this page show the TQS-2.

More on programming the F-16 TQS in the programming section. Here's an image with all the button and hat names (print it out and keep it handy when editing files!)

For more information on the technical side, check out the F-16 TQS hardware tweaks section. Can't get the parts you need? Check out the parts section for suggested alternatives.

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