| 单词 | rudder bar |
| 释义 | > as lemmasrudder bar rudder bar n. Aeronautics a foot-operated bar for controlling the rudder of an aircraft.In quot. 1909: a bar to which the rudder of an aircraft is attached. ΘΚΠ society > travel > air or space travel > a means of conveyance through the air > aeroplane > parts of aircraft > controls and instruments > [noun] > controls > rudder control rudder bar1909 1909 U.S. Patent 935,384 2/2 The rudder bar being adjustable, the rudder can be raised or lowered to any desired position. 1911 C. Grahame-White Story of Aeroplane vii. 96 Behind the pilot, as he sits perched in his seat,..his feet on the rudder bar, are the engine and the propeller. 1959 W. Golding Free Fall ii. 58 He was helmeted, assured, delicate at the rudder-bar and joystick in the fish-'n-chip smell of the engine oil. 2002 R. N. Buck North Star over my Shoulder (2005) ii. 42 I sat in the glider, safety belt fastened, hand on the stick, feet on the rudder bar. < as lemmas |
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