Timeline for What are design or functional differences between sticks and yokes?
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| Aug 26, 2019 at 20:35 | comment | added | quiet flyer | @JanHudec - the HP-18 sailplane had a sidestick controller. No augmentation of flight controls there! | |
| Aug 25, 2019 at 14:51 | history | edited | user | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
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| May 8, 2017 at 12:32 | comment | added | Ben | This answers a question I've thought about a lot. Thanks! Interestingly, if you look at fighter aircraft (particularly from WW2) I believe they all had sticks EXCEPT the twin engined P38. I always wondered about that one. | |
| Apr 16, 2015 at 5:24 | comment | added | Jan Hudec | Side-sticks, being smaller, are less precise. So they are only used in aircraft with augmented controls, i.e. the fine adjustments to stabilize the flight path are done by computer. | |
| Jan 25, 2014 at 12:09 | history | edited | Simon | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
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| Jan 21, 2014 at 10:54 | comment | added | Qantas 94 Heavy | @egid: should that not be an answer? | |
| Jan 14, 2014 at 18:19 | comment | added | Canuk | Great answer! Thanks! I never thought about being able to visually distinguish control movements as a benefit. | |
| Jan 14, 2014 at 18:18 | vote | accept | Canuk | ||
| Jan 14, 2014 at 7:32 | history | edited | Simon | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
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| Jan 13, 2014 at 23:17 | comment | added | egid | Ergonomics (and cockpit layout) is a huge reason to use sidesticks. They free up the space in front of the pilot a lot, and make the usable space in the instrument panel much larger. | |
| Jan 13, 2014 at 22:27 | history | edited | Simon | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
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| Jan 13, 2014 at 22:16 | history | edited | Simon | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
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| Jan 13, 2014 at 22:05 | history | answered | Simon | CC BY-SA 3.0 |