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== Aircraft == [[Aircraft flight control system]]s are normally steered when airborne by the use of [[aileron]]s, [[spoileron]], or both to bank the aircraft into a turn; although the rudder can also be used to turn the aircraft, it is usually used to minimize [[adverse yaw]], rather than as a means to directly cause the turn. On the ground, aircraft are generally steered at low speeds by turning the nosewheel or tailwheel (using a tiller or the rudder pedals) or through differential braking, and by the rudder at high speeds. Missiles, airships and large [[hovercraft]] are usually steered by a rudder, [[thrust vectoring]], or both. Small sport hovercraft have similar rudders, but steer mostly by the pilot shifting their weight from side to side and unbalancing the more powerful lift forces beneath the skirt. Jet packs and flying platforms are steered by thrust vectoring only.{{cn|date=January 2011}} [[Helicopter flight controls]] are steered by cyclic control, changing the thrust vector of the main rotor(s), and by anti-torque control, usually provided by a tail rotor.{{cn|date=January 2011}}
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