Robert Esnault-Pelterie
A French aviation pioneer, he is credited with patenting one of the earliest known single-stick aircraft control systems, a precursor to the modern joystick.
Key facts
- Role
- Inventor
- Nationality
- French
- Born
- 1881
- Died
- 1957
A French aviation pioneer, he is credited with patenting one of the earliest known single-stick aircraft control systems, a precursor to the modern joystick.