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8th August 2010 | 12:18

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Brian Abraham

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From: Sale, Australia

How long have sidesticks been about you might ask. Honeywell produced what was known as a "formation stick", first fitted to the B-24 during WWII, also B-17 and B-29, to reduce fatigue on long formation flights. Operated via the autopilot.

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