ABSTRACT
A control system links the flightcontrols of an aircraft (and somespacecraft) with its control surfaces. An aircraft’s control surfaces are the ailerons, elevators, and rudder.
Cables and Hydraulics The simplest control system uses cables. When the pilot moves one of the controls in the cockpit, the control pulls a cable. The cable is threaded through the plane to a control surface in a wing or the tail. Moving a control pulls a cable, and the cable moves a control surface.
