Patent ID: 9352824
Filing Date: 2016-05-31
CPC Classification: B64C

Claim Text:
1. A line replaceable yoke for controlling the attitude of an aircraft, the yoke comprising: a chassis; a pitch hub rotatably mounted to the chassis for motion about a pitch axis; a roll hub rotatably mounted to the chassis for motion about a roll axis being generally parallel to the pitch axis; a support column attached to the pitch hub for rotational motion about the pitch axis with the pitch hub relative to the chassis; a control wheel pivotally attached to the support column proximate a first end of the support column for rotational motion about a control wheel pivot axis being generally perpendicular to the pitch axis and roll axis; and a connection arrangement coupling the control wheel to the roll hub configured to rotate the roll hub about the roll axis when the control wheel is rotated about the control wheel pivot axis.