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Stick shaker — A stick shaker is a mechanical device to rapidly and noisily vibrate the control yoke (the stick ) of an aircraft to warn the pilot of an imminent stall. It is connected to the control column of most business jets, airliners and military aircraft … Wikipedia
stick shaker — A stall warning device that, in addition to warning the pilot, may also automatically recover the aircraft from the stall … Aviation dictionary
Stick pusher — A stick pusher is a device installed in some fixed wing aircraft to prevent the aircraft from entering an aerodynamic stall. Some large fixed wing aircraft display poor post stall handling characteristics or are vulnerable to deep stall. To… … Wikipedia
stick knocker — A stall warning device which when added to a stick shaker gives a loud knocking warning … Aviation dictionary
Cocktail shaker — Cobbler shaker (right), jigger, and a bar spoon. A cocktail shaker is a device used to mix beverages (usually alcoholic) by shaking. When ice is put in the shaker this allows for a quicker cooling of the drink before serving. A shaken cocktail is … Wikipedia
Shell Shaker — Infobox Book | name = Shell Shaker image caption = author = LeAnne Howe cover artist = Jaune Quick to See Smith country = United States language = English genre = novel publisher = Aunt Lute Books pub date = September 2001 media type = Print… … Wikipedia
Gear stick — A gear stick (also known as gearstick, gear lever, selection lever, shift stick and gear shifter) is the lever used to change gear in a vehicle, such as an automobile, with manual transmission or several common forms of automatic transmission.… … Wikipedia
Cocktail stick — A cocktail stick is a short cylindrical stick, made of wood, that has a somewhat sharp point on both ends. It is usually used as a skewer for holding decorations (such as cherries) in cocktails and also for serving food (such as small cocktail… … Wikipedia
The Battle of Shaker Heights — Infobox Film name = The Battle of Shaker Heights director = Efram Potelle Kyle Rankin producer = Ben Affleck Matt Damon writer = Erica Beeney starring = Shia La Beouf Elden Henson Amy Smart Kathleen Quinlan Shiri Appleby music = Richard Marvin… … Wikipedia
Colgan Air Flight 3407 — A Dash 8 Q400 similar to the aircraft involved. Accident summary Date … Wikipedia
