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Stick pusher — A stick pusher is a device installed in some fixed wing aircraft to prevent the aircraft from entering an aerodynamic stall. Some large fixed wing aircraft display poor post stall handling characteristics or are vulnerable to deep stall. To… … Wikipedia
stick pusher — A device to prevent stall. It moves or pushes the stick forward when the angle of attack, or in some cases the rate of change of the angle of attack, exceeds the limit set and ensures that the aircraft does not stall … Aviation dictionary
Stick shaker — A stick shaker is a mechanical device to rapidly and noisily vibrate the control yoke (the stick ) of an aircraft to warn the pilot of an imminent stall. It is connected to the control column of most business jets, airliners and military aircraft … Wikipedia
Colgan Air Flight 3407 — A Dash 8 Q400 similar to the aircraft involved. Accident summary Date … Wikipedia
Stall (flight) — For other uses, see stall. In fluid dynamics, a stall is a reduction in the lift coefficient generated by a foil as angle of attack increases. This occurs when the critical angle of attack of the foil is exceeded. The critical angle of attack is… … Wikipedia
Yoke (aircraft) — Aircraft Yoke The W shaped control yoke of a Boeing 737. A yoke, alternatively known as control column, is a device used for piloting in most fixed wing aircraft.[1] Contents … Wikipedia
British European Airways Flight 548 — Infobox Aircraft accident|name=British European Airways Flight 548 Crash Date=18 June 1972 Type=Deep stall aircraft misconfiguration caused by pilot error Site=Staines, England Fatalities=118 Injuries=0 Aircraft Type=Hawker Siddeley Trident 1C… … Wikipedia
Nacelle — This article is about aircraft nacelles. For wind turbine nacelles, see Nacelle (wind turbine). Engines in nacelles on a Boeing 707. The nacelle ( … Wikipedia
Dan-Air — For the Danish airline, see Danair. Dan Air Services IATA DA ICAO DAN Callsign … Wikipedia
Aileron — For the band, see The Ailerons … Wikipedia
