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PRONUNCIATION OF CONTROL STICK

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF CONTROL STICK

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Control stick is a noun.
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WHAT DOES CONTROL STICK MEAN IN ENGLISH?

control stick

Joystick

A joystick is an input device consisting of a stick that pivots on a base and reports its angle or direction to the device it is controlling. A joystick, also known as the control column, is the principal control device in the cockpit of many civilian and military aircraft, either as a center stick or side-stick. It often has supplementary switches to control various aspects of the aircraft's flight. Joysticks are often used to control video games, and usually have one or more push-buttons whose state can also be read by the computer. A popular variation of the joystick used on modern video game consoles is the analog stick. Joysticks are also used for controlling machines such as cranes, trucks, underwater unmanned vehicles, wheelchairs, surveillance cameras, and zero turning radius lawn mowers. Miniature finger-operated joysticks have been adopted as input devices for smaller electronic equipment such as mobile phones.

Definition of control stick in the English dictionary

The definition of control stick in the dictionary is the lever by which a pilot controls the lateral and longitudinal movements of an aircraft Also called: control column, joy stick.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE CONTROL STICK

control chart
control column
control command
control commands
control experiment
control freak
control freakery
control grid
control group
control key
control knob
control mark
control panel
control point
control rod
control room
control surface
control system
control tower
control unit

WORDS THAT END LIKE CONTROL STICK

breadstick
broomstick
candlestick
chapstick
chicken drumstick
dipstick
drumstick
gear stick
hockey stick
incense stick
joystick
lipstick
matchstick
nightstick
nonstick
slapstick
stick
tick
walking stick
wrong end of the stick
yardstick

Synonyms and antonyms of control stick in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «control stick» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF CONTROL STICK

Find out the translation of control stick to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of control stick from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «control stick» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

控制杆
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

palanca de control
570 millions of speakers

English

control stick
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

नियंत्रण छड़ी
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

عصا التحكم
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

ручка управления
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

controle vara
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

নিয়ন্ত্রণ লাঠি
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

manette de commande
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Tongkat kawalan
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Steuerknüppel
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

操縦かん
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

컨트롤 스틱
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Kontrol lengket
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

kiểm soát thanh
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

கட்டுப்பாடு குச்சி
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

नियंत्रण स्टिक
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Kontrol çubuğu
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

leva di comando
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

kontrola kij
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

ручка управління
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

Stick de control
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

μοχλό ελέγχου
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

beheer stok
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

styrspak
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

stikka
5 millions of speakers

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «CONTROL STICK»

The term «control stick» is regularly used and occupies the 68.645 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «CONTROL STICK» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about control stick

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «CONTROL STICK»

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1
Mechanics of Flight
Under normal conditions, with the CG located forward of the stick-fixed maneuver point, downward rotation of an aft elevator, which occurs when the pilot moves the control stick forward, will result in a downward increment in the normal ...
Warren F. Phillips, 2004
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Grumman F11F Tiger Pilot's Flight Operating Instructions
Since hydraulic operation of the flaperons prevents air load feedback to the control stick, an artificial feel system is installed to simulate the effect. The system consists of a cam and spring loaded follower installed in the forward section of the ...
United States Navy, USN, 2008
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F-111 Aardvark Pilot's Flight Operating Manual
Manual trim inputs are commanded from the trim button on either of the control stick grips when the auxiliary trim switch is in the stick position. Manual trim inputs can also he commanded by the switch on the auxiliary flight control panel in case  ...
United States Air Force, 2007
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LOCKHEED P-80 SHOOTING STAR: FLIGHT MANUAL 2
Send an ascend reference signal by placing the miniature control stick in the "UP " position (aft); the aircraft control stick should move aft. Release the signal; thecontrol stick should return to neutral. NOTE When on APW-ll control, an up signal ...
COSTARMAEREO, 1956
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Republic F-84 Thunderjet Pilot's Flight Operating Manual
The stabilator is operated by a hydraulic actuator Cons trolled by a mechanical linkage attached to the control stick. There is a direct mechanical linkage between the control stick and stabilatot. However. due to the surface hinge moments, ...
United States Air Force, 2007
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LOCKHEED T - 33: FLIGHT MANUAL - 6
Be certain push-poll tubes attaching bolts are installed in such a manner as to assure maximam clearance between bolts and structure, or between control rods. Check clearances throngh full range of control travel. 4—582. CONTROL STICK.
COSTARMAEREO, 1973
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F-4 Phantom Pilot's Flight Operating Manual
The stabilator control system components include the control stick; push-pull rods ; cables; bellcranks, integrated control valve; and an irreversible dual power cylinder. Additional components includearam air bellows and bob weight for system ...
Periscope Film Com, 2007
8
Republic F-105 Thunderchief Pilot's Flight Operating ...
Operation of the primary control surfaces—E-ileronspoiler, rudder, and maneuvering stabilizer—is con» trolled by the control stick and rudder pedals in conjunction with cables and linkages. During normal operation, movement of the control ...
United States Air Force, USAF, 2008
9
Aviation Unit and Intermediate Maintenance Instructions: ...
Install cotter pin. e. Place and hold pilots cyclic stick in extreme aft-right corner position, and adjust tube (26) in same manner. Attach tube to valve lever and torque as outlined in step (d). f. Install cyclic stick fixture (T32) on copilots control stick ...
10
F 104 PARTS MANUAL: F 104 MANUAL
CONTROL STICK PUSHROD AND CENTERING MECHANISM О О О ее двое О 0090 0 (s Ф ... SUB/ STICK SHAKER ASSY9 PILOTS CONTROL /SUTBL SUB FOR 768149“1/ 6 SWITCH' CONTROL STICK /SPEC MILC5210CÍ /AERNO 52 ...
COSTARMAEREO, 1959

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «CONTROL STICK»

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Remembering when a plane crashed in Old Metairie in 1940
A bolt at the base of the control stick in the passenger's seat was removed when a non-licensed passenger was in the front seat. Both sticks ... «NOLA.com, Jul 15»
2
Bell's 525, like the NH90, also has fly-by-wire flight controls
You have electrical connection cables between the pilot's control stick and the computer, and the computer and rotor blades' actuators.". «aeronewstv, Jul 15»
3
Pilots' brains 'crash' in crisis
It has also found that displaying an image showing what the pilot should do — such as pulling back the control stick — can “warm up the brain” ... «The Sunday Times, Jul 15»
4
TransAsia Flight 235 Pilot's Last Words: 'Wow! Pulled Back The …
... of the plane's 58 passengers and crew — including Liao, whose body was found with his hand still wrapped around the plane's control stick. «The Inquisitr, Jul 15»
5
Max & His Owner Reunited After Being Stuck In A Riverside Canal
Riverside County Animal Services Officer Dylan Gates arrived and within moments got the dog out by using his control stick. "I could tell he ... «FOX 11 Los Angeles, Jul 15»
6
Knocked out in multiple strikes
... centrally-mounted, hydraulically-boosted control stick, reefing the jet into an eye-wateringly tight turn, punching off flares as he goes along. «New Straits Times Online, Jun 15»
7
Local stunt pilot shows his stuff at Mankato air show
Also at risk of accidental bumps are the control stick between the passenger's legs and the throttle, somewhere in the vicinity of his or her right ... «Southernminn.com, Jun 15»
8
Automation Has Made Airline Travel Safer. But Are Pilots Too …
For example, if the pilot pulls back on his or her control stick, the fly-by-wire system will understand that the pilot wants to pitch the plane up, and ... «Slate Magazine, Jun 15»
9
To Kill a Man
He had killed people, not from the cockpit of an airplane with a bomb dropped by waggling a control stick, or from a shell fired out of an artillery piece behind the ... «Politico, Jun 15»
10
Soar with the wind beneath your wings
My feet didn't reach the rudder pedals and Pascoe told me not to touch anything but the control stick in front of me, and then only when he said ... «Independent Online, Jun 15»

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