Stick shaker

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A stick shaker is a mechanical device connected to the controls of an airliner (also other types of aircraft such as bizjets) in order to warn the pilots that they are close to stalling the aircraft. In larger aircraft (especially in T-tailed jets where a stall is often impossible to recover from - see deep stall, or often known as super stall), some stick shaker systems may include a stick nudger to put a nose down input into the aircraft control system, this reduces the aircrafts attitude in an attempt to increase its velocity. In the latter case the device is often referred to as a "kicker" or "stick-pusher", and may on larger aircraft put an input remote of the aircraft control stick or yoke.Template:Aviation-stub