Originally Posted by
KenV
FWIW, the C-17 is a big airplane with no ejection seats and has control sticks. The C-17 control stick is a bit unconventional in that the stick pivots fore and aft below the floor for pitch control, but pivots left and right at the top of the stick/bottom of the grip for roll control....
Similar to the A-4 Skyhawk (and some others), with the roll "hinge" halfway down the column, but the C-17 cockpit is a bit roomier than the A-4
, so not sure why they went with a stick in the C-17...was a fighter pilot on the decision panel?
