control stick
Cockpit steering handle
A control stick is the lever a pilot uses to maneuver an aircraft, controlling pitch and roll by tilting forward, backward, and side to side.
Fighter jets and small planes typically have a stick between the pilot's knees or to one side, while larger aircraft use a yoke.
The term extends to similar devices in video games and vehicle simulations: She prefers a control stick to a standard game controller.
Crosspiece binding draft animals
- throttlePower flow controller
- cockpitPilot's control compartment
- rudderPivoting stern blade
- aileronWing-mounted roll control
elevator · flaps · autopilot · flight deck · avionics · pilot · co-pilot · instrument panel
Handheld console interface
- thumbstickController's directional input
- analogComparable equivalent
- triggerWhat initiates action
- buttonsSmall disc fasteners
haptic · vibration · feedback · wireless · console · arcade · Xbox · PlayStation
Controlling direction of movement
- pilotingControlling a vehicle's course
- navigationDetermining position and course
- handlingTreatment or management
- guidanceAdvice for decisions
direction · manipulation · adjustment · coordination · turning · banking · tilting · pivoting
Pivoting bar for lifting
- hydraulicsStudy of pressurized liquids
- craneLifter or wader
- excavatorMachine that digs earth
- forkliftPowered pallet-hoisting vehicle
backhoe · boom · bucket · operator · cab · joystick · industrial · heavy equipment
yoke
Crosspiece binding draft animals
aileron · elevator · flaps · autopilot · flight deck · avionics · pilot · co-pilot · instrument panel · airspeed
gamepad
Handheld console interface
- thumbstickController's directional input
- analogComparable equivalent
- triggerWhat initiates action
buttons · haptic · vibration · feedback · wireless · console · arcade · Xbox · PlayStation · Nintendo
steering
Controlling direction of movement
- pilotingControlling a vehicle's course
- navigationDetermining position and course
- handlingTreatment or management
guidance · direction · manipulation · adjustment · coordination · turning · banking · tilting · pivoting · orientation
lever
Pivoting bar for lifting
- hydraulicsStudy of pressurized liquids
- craneLifter or wader
- excavatorMachine that digs earth
forklift · backhoe · boom · bucket · operator · cab · joystick · industrial · heavy equipment · bulldozer
- aviationaircraft, airports, flying, flight, airplane
- controlsbutton, switch, dial, knob, lever
- manual controlsmanual, hand-operated, lever, handle, button
- aviation gearcockpit, altimeter, autopilot, ejection seat, flaps
- glider partsailerons, rudder, elevator, fuselage, wing
- ventriloquism suppliesventriloquist dummy, puppet, hand puppet, headstick
control, stick, controls, controlled, controlling, controller, controllable, uncontrollable, controllability