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At least some have thrust attenuators to help minimize residual thrust, control taxi speeds, etc.
The thrust attenuators are on the DEEC engines which have higher idle thrust. The DEEC has limited authority to control the engine.
The engines with FADEC have lower idle thrust since they have complete closed loop control and full authority.
I suspect the DEEC airplanes with paddles deployed are similar idle thrust as the FADEC engines with no paddles. In other words, I wouldn't assume the paddles mean better idle thrust.
Mike C.
