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Encyclopedia > Yoke (aircraft)
The control yoke of a Boeing 737 aircraft.

In aviation, a yoke is a control used in most fixed-wing aircraft, which might be referred to as a steering wheel by people not familiar with aircraft. Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... The Boeing 737 is the worlds most popular medium to long range, narrow body commercial passenger jet aircraft. ... An Air France Boeing 777, a modern passenger jet. ... A modern road cars steering wheel Steering wheels from different periods A steering wheel is a type of steering control used in most modern land vehicles, including all mass-production automobiles. ...


The aviator uses the yoke to control the attitude of the plane, usually in both pitch and roll. Rotating the wheel on the yoke rolls the aircraft and pulling or pushing the yoke pitches the aircraft in a natural sense. There are also computer input devices designed to simulate a yoke, intended for flight simulators. Yokes in most larger aircraft are linked to stick shakers which are designed to help indicate and recover from stalling conditions. For other uses, see Aviator (disambiguation). ... Aircraft attitude is used to mean two closely related aspects of the situation of an aircraft in flight. ... Look up roll in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... A BlueGene supercomputer cabinet. ... // Telegraph key (~20 WPM Morse code) Vibroplex (30–80 WPM Morse) See also: Chinese input methods for computers, Telecommunications devices for the deaf, Txt speak Keyboard Touchpad Joystick Gamepad (or joypad) Power Pad Analog stick Yoke (aircraft) Image scanner 3D scanner Digital camera Webcam Assistive Technology Brain-computer interface Input... Interior cockpit of a modern flight simulator A flight simulator is a system that tries to replicate, or simulate, the experience of flying an aircraft as closely and realistically as possible. ... A stick shaker is a mechanical device connected to the controls of an airliner (also other types of aircraft such as bizjets) in order to warn the pilots that they are close to stalling the aircraft. ... In aerodynamics, a stall is a condition in which an excessive angle of attack causes loss of lift due to disruption of airflow. ...


The control stick or control column found on modern fighter aircraft is not the same as a yoke. The control stick is a roughly vertical rod or column that is pushed forward and aft for pitch control of the aircraft and left and right for roll control.


The equivalent control in a helicopter is the cyclic. A helicopter is an aircraft which is lifted and propelled by one or more horizontal rotors consisting of two or more rotor blades. ... The introduction to this article provides insufficient context for those unfamiliar with the subject matter. ...

Collection of control yokes at Boeing Future of Flight Museum 747, Dash-80, B-29, trimotor


Image File history File linksMetadata Size of this preview: 450 × 600 pixelsFull resolution (960 × 1280 pixel, file size: 111 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) Collection of Boeing Control yokes from 747, Dash-80, B-29 and trimotor at Future of Flight Museum Everett, WA File history Legend: (cur) = this is... Image File history File linksMetadata Size of this preview: 450 × 600 pixelsFull resolution (960 × 1280 pixel, file size: 111 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) Collection of Boeing Control yokes from 747, Dash-80, B-29 and trimotor at Future of Flight Museum Everett, WA File history Legend: (cur) = this is... Gallery The Future of Flight Aviation Center is an air museum in Everett, Washington across from Paine Field. ...

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Patent 4250636: Yoke assembly for flight simulator (2097 words)
An improved yoke assembly according to claim 1 wherein said control signal generation means comprises a potentiometer having a shaft disposed in axial alignment with said yoke shaft and rotationally coupled to said yoke shaft for generating a simulated control signal corresponding to the rotational movement of said yoke shaft.
A yoke assembly according to claim 5 wherein said yoke shaft is axially coupled to a potentiometer having a shaft and said potentiometer is coupled to means for rotating said potentiometer shaft in proportion to the axial movement of said potentiometer.
The yoke assembly is typically coupled to the ailerons and elevators by cable arrangements, and the pilot typically "feels" through the yoke assembly rotational and axial restoration forces very nearly proportional to the displacement of the ailerons and elevators from their respective equilibrium positions.
Aircraft Familiarization Tutorial (2544 words)
The wings of an aircraft can be attached to the top, middle, or lower portion of the fuselage and are referred to as high-wing, mid-wing, and low-wing configurations.
Aircraft that have two sets of wings, like the old barn stormers, are called biplanes.
These systems are normally found in high-wing aircraft, since the vertical distance from the wing to the engine is usually sufficient enough to provide enough pressure for the engine to operate.
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