Stick and Rudder

Stick and Rudder, an Explanation of the Art of Flying

First edition
Author	Wolfgang Langewiesche
Illustrator	Jo Kotula
Country	United States
Publisher	McGraw-Hill
Publication date	1944
Pages	389
ISBN	978-0-07-036240-6

Stick and Rudder: An Explanation of the Art of Flying (ISBN 978-0-07-036240-6) is a book written in 1944 by Wolfgang Langewiesche, describing how airplanes fly and how they should be flown by pilots. It has become a standard reference text for aviators.^[1] Written well before the proliferation of cockpit electronics, navigational aids, and air traffic control radio, the book focuses primarily on fundamental skills specific to flying the aircraft in its stripped-down basic form.^[2][3]

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