Standard Equipment And Options

[Sethodine]

REAL airplanes are Experimental home-builts. They are the "Hot-Rods" and "Sports Cars" of airplanes.
BTW, Ever see a military fighter with a "steering wheel"?

Someday I will build my own experimental gyroplane. But until then, I will have to settle for commuting to work in my Elio

 

[Ekh]

REAL airplanes are Experimental home-builts. They are the "Hot-Rods" and "Sports Cars" of airplanes.
BTW, Ever see a military fighter with a "steering wheel"? Also check out the Airbus A380.

Like this?

 

[Maurtis]

Someday I will build my own experimental gyroplane. But until then, I will have to settle for commuting to work in my Elio

Yes! I have wanted to build a gyroplane for years. Torn between that and a powered paraglider, but usually lean towards the gyroplane.

 

[Marshall]

Do you mean a "Joystick"? REAL airplanes don't have "steering wheels"! (Or "Yokes" as they are commonly called).

Not being a pilot, I'll just go with that thing you grab with both hands.

 

[skygazer6033]

P38, Spitfire, Bell X1, U2

 

[Mel]

P38, Spitfire, Bell X1, U2

P-38 I'll give you.
Spitfire had a stick, not a yoke. There was a "ring" on top of the stick, but it did not operate like a yoke.
Bell X1 was not a fighter. U2 was not a fighter. Both these aircraft were designed to fly mostly straight and level.

 

[Karnaj]

Not being a pilot, I'll just go with that thing you grab with both hands.

The "Oh $#!+ handles"?

 

[skygazer6033]

The ring on top of the spitfire stick was the yoke. The stick didn't move sideways for roll control. Only fore and aft for pitch. The top 5 or 6 inches with ring moved sideways for roll. At high speeds and G loading they would sometime need both hands to roll it. The reason for the ring was so if your hand was shot off you could stick your stump through the ring and limp home. Both the X1 and the U2 used the control column and yoke adapted from the P38.

 

[ehwatt]

With the number of comments about the Elio feeling like your in a single engine plane, I wonder if they could use an aviation style steering wheel?

Personally, I would take an option for steering that quick.

 

[larryboy]

REAL airplanes are Experimental home-builts. They are the "Hot-Rods" and "Sports Cars" of airplanes.
BTW, Ever see a military fighter with a "steering wheel"? Also check out the Airbus A380.

P38 Lightning