Manual steering column

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[[File:Manual steering column, NX class.jpg|thumb|The manual steering column aboard the ''NX''-class, ''Enterprise'' NX-01, in 2152]]

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[[File:Manual steering column, Kelvin type.jpg|thumb|The manual steering column in the command chair aboard the ''Kelvin''-type USS ''Kelvin'' in 2233]]

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[[File:Manual steering column, Sovereign class.jpg|thumb|The manual steering column used aboard the ''Sovereign''-class USS ''Enterprise''-E]]

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The '''manual steering column''' was a [[helm]] control option aboard some [[spacecraft]] that resembled a joystick. It was capable of providing fine piloting control in situations where the normal helm controls were not precise enough.

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{{ShipClass|NX}} [[starship]]s employed manual steering columns for performing exacting maneuvers. ({{ENT|Breaking the Ice|Minefield|Singularity|The Expanse}})

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In [[2233]], {{type|Kelvin}} starships had a manual steering column in the right armrest of the [[command chair]]. ({{film|11}})

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''In the [[alternate reality]], [[Constitution type escape pod|''Constitution''-type]] [[escape pod]]s were equipped with at least one manual steering column.'' ({{film|11}})

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The {{ShipClass|Sovereign}} {{USS|Enterprise|NCC-1701-E|-E}} had a manual steering column that allowed the [[conn]] to manually control helm functions if the need arose. [[Commander]] [[William T. Riker|Riker]] utilized the column when performing precise maneuvers inside the [[Briar Patch]] to collect [[metreon gas]] with the ship's [[Bussard collector|ramscoop]]s and subsequently release it in the vicinity of two [[Son'a battle cruiser]]s. ({{film|9}})

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The [[Delta Flyer II|second ''Delta Flyer'']] used two manual steering columns in her helm configuration, having them almost completely replace the standard touch pad display that had been used on the [[Delta Flyer|previous ''Delta Flyer'']]. ({{VOY|Drive}})

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== Appendices ==

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=== Apocrypha ===

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In the [[Star Trek (novel)|novelization]] of ''Star Trek'', {{alt|Hikaru Sulu|Sulu}} used the manual steering column to fly the {{USS|Enterprise|alternate reality}} during the [[Battle of Earth]], whereas he commands the ship from the helm in the film.

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=== External link ===

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* {{wikipedia|Yoke (aircraft)}}

[[Category:Technology]]

Changes: Manual steering column

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-[[File:Manual steering column, NX class.jpg|thumb|The manual steering column aboard the ''NX''-class, ''Enterprise'' NX-01, in 2152]]
-[[File:Manual steering column, Kelvin type.jpg|thumb|The manual steering column in the command chair aboard the ''Kelvin''-type USS ''Kelvin'' in 2233]]
-[[File:Manual steering column, Sovereign class.jpg|thumb|The manual steering column used aboard the ''Sovereign''-class USS ''Enterprise''-E]]
-The '''manual steering column''' was a [[helm]] control option aboard some [[spacecraft]] that resembled a joystick. It was capable of providing fine piloting control in situations where the normal helm controls were not precise enough.
-{{ShipClass|NX}} [[starship]]s employed manual steering columns for performing exacting maneuvers. ({{ENT|Breaking the Ice|Minefield|Singularity|The Expanse}})
-In [[2233]], {{type|Kelvin}} starships had a manual steering column in the right armrest of the [[command chair]]. ({{film|11}})
-''In the [[alternate reality]], [[Constitution type escape pod|''Constitution''-type]] [[escape pod]]s were equipped with at least one manual steering column.'' ({{film|11}})
-The {{ShipClass|Sovereign}} {{USS|Enterprise|NCC-1701-E|-E}} had a manual steering column that allowed the [[conn]] to manually control helm functions if the need arose. [[Commander]] [[William T. Riker|Riker]] utilized the column when performing precise maneuvers inside the [[Briar Patch]] to collect [[metreon gas]] with the ship's [[Bussard collector|ramscoop]]s and subsequently release it in the vicinity of two [[Son'a battle cruiser]]s. ({{film|9}})
-The [[Delta Flyer II|second ''Delta Flyer'']] used two manual steering columns in her helm configuration, having them almost completely replace the standard touch pad display that had been used on the [[Delta Flyer|previous ''Delta Flyer'']]. ({{VOY|Drive}})
-== Appendices ==
-=== Apocrypha ===
-In the [[Star Trek (novel)|novelization]] of ''Star Trek'', {{alt|Hikaru Sulu|Sulu}} used the manual steering column to fly the {{USS|Enterprise|alternate reality}} during the [[Battle of Earth]], whereas he commands the ship from the helm in the film.
-=== External link ===
-* {{wikipedia|Yoke (aircraft)}}
 [[Category:Technology]]