stick shaker

noun

An automated mechanical device connected to the control column of some aircraft, which shakes the yoke and control column to alert the pilot if the aircraft is approaching a stall.

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Meanings

nounstick shaker (plural stick shakers)

plural stick shakers · alternative stickshaker · alternative stick-shaker

  1. aeronauticsAn automated mechanical device connected to the control column of some aircraft, which shakes the yoke and control column to alert the pilot if the aircraft is approaching a stall.
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    About 2154:32, the captain contacted the controller and stated, "it looks like we're not even going to be able to stay up here ... look for maybe ... three nine oh or three seven." About 2154:36, the FDR recorded the activation of the stickshaker. FDR data showed that, at that point, the airplane’s airspeed had decreased to 150 knots, and its AOA was about 7.5°.

    2007 January 9, National Transportation Safety Board, “1.1 History of Flight”, in Aircraft Accident Report: Crash of Pinnacle Airlines Flight 3701, Bombardier CL-600-2B19, N8396A, Jefferson City, Missouri, October 14, 2004, archived from the original on 15 Mar 2022, page 3
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APA

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Chicago

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