Patent ID: 8002221

Claim:
A panel-mounted control stick module for controlling an aircraft comprising; at least one control stick assembly for receiving a pitch input and a roll input from a user; and a pitch beam assembly, said control stick assembly, upon receiving said pitch input, rotating said pitch beam assembly for the purpose of translating a first control surface of the aircraft; wherein, the control stick assembly, upon receiving said roll input, translates a second control surface of the aircraft; wherein the at least one control stick assembly comprises: a control stick grip; a control stick shaft; and a roll input assembly; wherein the control stick grip is mounted on a first end of the control stick shaft and is substantially perpendicular to the control stick shaft; wherein the roll input assembly is rotatably attached to the frame of the aircraft; and wherein the control stick shaft is supported by the roll input assembly; wherein the roll input assembly comprises: a first bellcrank and a second bellcrank, wherein each bellcrank is rotatably attached to the frame of the aircraft at a first end of each bellcrank; a first spool bearing and a second spool bearing; a first spool bearing bolt and a second spool bearing bolt; a shaft retainer; wherein the first spool bearing depends from and is rotatably attached to a second end of the first bellcrank by the first spool bearing bolt; wherein the second spool bearing depends from and is rotatably attached to a second end of the second bellcrank by the second spool bearing bolt; wherein the control stick shaft is maintained between the first spool bearing and the second spool bearing with longitudinal and pivotal freedom of movement; wherein the first spool bearing bolt and the second spool bearing bolt are rotatably maintained adjacent to and in support of the control stick shaft by the shaft retainer; wherein transverse translation of the control stick shaft translates the first and second spool bearing and the first and second bellcrank for the purpose of translating the control surfaces of the aircraft.