Stick and Rudder

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{{Infobox book

| name = Stick and Rudder, an Explanation of the Art of Flying

| image = File:S&R cover.jpg

| caption = First edition

| author = Wolfgang Langewiesche

| illustrator = Jo Kotula

| country = United States

| genre =

| publisher = McGraw-Hill

| release_date = 1944

| pages = 389

| isbn = 978-0-07-036240-6

}}

Stick and Rudder: An Explanation of the Art of Flying ({{ISBN|978-0-07-036240-6}}) is a book written in 1944 by Wolfgang Langewiesche, describing how airplanes fly and how they should be flown by pilots. It has become a standard reference text for aviators.{{cite news |last1=Mark |first1=Rob |title=Learning to Fly - A practical guide to earning your pilot's license |url=https://www.flyingmag.com/learning-to-fly/ |accessdate=23 January 2020 |agency=Flying (magazine) |date=8 May 2019}} Written well before the proliferation of cockpit electronics, navigational aids, and air traffic control radio, the book focuses primarily on fundamental skills specific to flying the aircraft in its stripped-down basic form.{{cite news |last1=Garrison |first1=Peter |title=Kill All the Airspeed Indicators |url=https://www.flyingmag.com/kill-the-airspeed-indicators/ |accessdate=23 January 2020 |agency=Flying (magazine) |date=29 October 2019}}{{cite web |last1=Siegel |first1=Henry |title=Aviation History Book Review: Stick and Rudder |url=https://www.historynet.com/aviation-history-book-review-stick-rudder.htm |accessdate=23 January 2020}}