Talk:Stick shaker

"and may on larger aircraft put an input remote of the aircraft control stick or yoke." &mdash; what exactly does "put an input remote of..." mean? I don't think any non-expert reader would get the sense of this sentence. – Kieran T  ( talk  19:33, 13 July 2006 (UTC)

I agree, it confused me for a bit. I take the meaning to be that the aircraft automatically applies correction without using the normal stick control in any way, as opposed to a servo that may move the stick to apply the correction using the normal control mechanisms. But I would guess in modern aircraft the stick is not *directly* connected to anything that alters the attitude of the aircraft anyway, so in that case any automatic correction would have to be remote in nature. Expert please.. tweak the wording for us! --Dietstripes 17:28, 22 November 2006 (UTC)


 * I reworked the tone and added a link to the patent for the Boeing Stall Protection System. It includes a pretty in-depth description and should hopefully serve as a good reference, since I wasn't able to find much else online. Bullzeye (Ring for Service) 08:14, 20 January 2008 (UTC)

Power supply to the stick shaker
"Also in some aircraft like the DC-10 there is an electrical power supply that can be turned on to re-activate the stick shaker in case the electrical connection to the stick shaker is lost." --- That doesn't make any sense to me. 78.54.153.4 (talk) 19:08, 11 July 2010 (UTC)


 * I have deleted the sentence. I agree that it doesn't make sense.  It is unsourced.  The expression some aircraft like the DC-10 is not encyclopedic language.


 * Saying a back-up electrical system can be turned on ... in case the electrical connection ... is lost gives readers the impression that someone, such as one of the pilots, must take action to turn turn it on. That is incorrect.  Essential electrical systems such as the flight instruments and stick shakers are connected to the essential busbar.  The essential busbar is supplied with electrical power in almost all conceivable circumstances.  If one system fails in a way that might cause loss of power to the essential busbar there is an automatic response which disconnects the essential busbar and the failing system, and connects the essential busbar and one of the other systems. It is not necessary for the pilots to take action to re-connect the essential busbar.   Dolphin  ( t ) 23:24, 11 July 2010 (UTC)

'Conventional aircraft'
Please indicate what exactly you are referring to here. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 87.176.153.200 (talk) 20:28, 3 December 2014 (UTC)


 * I have changed "conventional aircraft" to "low-speed aircraft". See my diff. Dolphin  ( t ) 04:26, 4 December 2014 (UTC)

Could conventional had rather meant with mechanical controls? The electric shaker imitating the mechanical shaking feeling on electrical yokes, where mechanical feedback is lacking? --Ikar.us (talk) 20:30, 10 August 2018 (UTC)

false alarms
The system is only presented as good here. But there seem to be multiple instances, e.g. Kenya Airways Flight 431, where false alarms caused crashes? --Ikar.us (talk) 20:32, 10 August 2018 (UTC)

Principle of flight
What is the general speed that the stick shaker activates? 42.201.131.203 (talk) 15:29, 14 December 2022 (UTC)