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stickpusher

stickpusher is the alternative form of stick pusher.

Meaning of stick pusher

Noun

stick pusher (plural stick pushers)

  1. An automated mechanical device connected to the control column of some aircraft, which pushes the column forward, thus decreasing angle of attack, if the aircraft is approaching a stall.
    • By 2154:45, the AOA had increased to the point that both the stickshaker and the stickpusher activated. The control column moved forward rapidly in response to the activation of the stickpusher, decreasing the pitch angle to -3.5°, the AOA to 0°, and the vertical load to 0 G. The stickpusher then...2007 January 9, National Transportation Safety Board, “1.16.1.2 Aerodynamic Stall and Upset Event”, in Aircraft Accident Report: Crash of Pinnacle Airlines Flight 3701, Bombardier CL-600-2B19...
    Synonyms:
    stick nudger

Forms of stickpusher

pluralstickpushers

Questions about stickpusher

What is stickpusher the alternative form of?
Stickpusher is the alternative form of stick pusher.

Words near stickpusher in the dictionary

  1. stickperson
  2. stickpersons
  3. stickpin
  4. stickpins
  5. stickproof
  6. stickpusher
  7. stickpushers
  8. sticks
  9. sticks a needle in my eye
  10. sticks and carrots
  11. sticks and stones

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