noun
control wheel; yoke
Aviation term for the steering wheel-like device in an aircraft cockpit, used to control pitch and roll. Compare 操縦桿, which refers to a control stick.
See also: 操縦桿
パイロットは操縦輪を握って機体を安定させた。
The pilot gripped the control wheel and stabilized the aircraft.
操縦輪を引くと機首が上がる。
Pulling the control wheel raises the nose.
Compound of 操縦 (control, piloting) and 輪 (wheel). The term directly describes the wheel-shaped control device.