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In aviation, a yoke, or '''control wheel''' is a control used in most Fixed-wing Aircraft , which might be referred to as a Steering Wheel by people not familiar with aircraft.

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 Device s designed to simulate a yoke, intended for Flight Simulator s. Yokes in most larger aircraft are linked to Stick Shaker s which are designed to help indicate and recover from Stall ing conditions.

The control stick found on modern fighter aircraft is not the same as a yoke. The control stick is a roughly vertical rod 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 .
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