Flight Controls

Flight controls may refer to:

  • Flight control surfaces, the movable surfaces that control the flight of an airplane
  • Aircraft flight control system, flight control surfaces, the respective cockpit controls, and the systems linking the two
  • Helicopter flight controls, similar systems for a helicopter
  • Triangle control frame, the A-frame-like handle used to control hang gliders
  • Kite control systems
  • Flight Control (video game), an iPhone game

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