control stick

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noun Aeronautics.

a lever by which a pilot controls the ailerons and elevator of an aircraft.

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Origin of control stick

First recorded in 1930–35

Words nearby control stick

control panel, control point, control rocket, control rod, control room, control stick, control surface, control survey, control tower, control unit, control variable

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How to use control stick in a sentence

In the original “Mario Party,” certain minigames required players to quickly rotate the control stick.
‘Mario Party Superstars’ is a return to form, save for one baffling, painful feature|Jhaan Elker|October 28, 2021|Washington Post
Stripping out the control stick and replacing it with buttons on a touch screen may make for a more elegant spacecraft, but it also eliminates the most important physical connection a pilot has to their vehicle.
Inside the SpaceX Crew Dragon: Here's How the Inspiration4 Crew Will Fly to Space|Jeffrey Kluger|August 6, 2021|Time
The Dragon’s designers swept all of that away, replacing everything—including the control stick—with three large touch screens facing four side-by-side seats.
Inside the SpaceX Crew Dragon: Here's How the Inspiration4 Crew Will Fly to Space|Jeffrey Kluger|August 6, 2021|Time
The commander flew those ships the same way you’d fly a plane—with a control stick determining velocity, attitude, altitude and direction.
Inside the SpaceX Crew Dragon: Here's How the Inspiration4 Crew Will Fly to Space|Jeffrey Kluger|August 6, 2021|Time

It’s like a glider pilot learning to land by trying out random motions of the control stick and then gradually refining those movements after seeing what works.
Alchemy Arrives in a Burst of Light|Philip Ball|September 30, 2020|Quanta Magazine
Darl tugged desperately at the control-stick, thrust the throttle over full measure.
The Great Dome on Mercury|Arthur Leo Zagat
Once he had a sudden inspiration to pull back his control-stick.
'Green Balls'|Paul Bewsher
Flight Lieutenant Wiggins had shoved the control stick forward and was dropping the Wellington down into a roaring power dive.
Dave Dawson with the R.A.F|R. Sidney Bowen
His weight had forced the Dep control stick forward, and the Wellington was now tearing down in a thundering dive.
Dave Dawson with the R.A.F|R. Sidney Bowen
Before the German had even hit, Dave was in the pilot's pit, reaching for the control stick and throttles.
Dave Dawson with the R.A.F|R. Sidney Bowen

British Dictionary definitions for control stick

control stick

noun

the lever by which a pilot controls the lateral and longitudinal movements of an aircraftAlso called: control column, joy stick

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