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control column

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control column [kən′trōl ‚käl·əm]
(aerospace engineering)
A cockpit control lever pivoted or sliding in front of the pilot; controls operation of the elevator and aileron.


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The control column showed minimal changes in both the electrical conductivity and microbial populations.
When the pilot pulls the plane's control column to ascend, for instance, the front of the simulator tilts up.
On Wednesday, slogging through the murky water and mud of the Everglades, searchers found the log book of one of the pilots, part of the windshield and part of the control column, Francis said.
 
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