Inventor of the joy stick awarded £30,000 . The Supreme Court of France has just decided that the joy stick , the device which controls the wings and rudder of an aeroplane , is a patent device , the property of M Esnault Pelterie . It is stated that the French Government , jointly with M Caudron , the noted aeroplane manufacturer , have been ordered to pay the inventor thirty thousand pounds . 31 December 1925

Inventor of the  joy stick  awarded £30,000 . The Supreme Court of France has just decided that the  joy stick  , the device which controls the wings and rudder of an aeroplane , is a patent device , the property of M Esnault Pelterie . It is stated that the French Government , jointly with M Caudron , the noted aeroplane manufacturer , have been ordered to pay the inventor thirty thousand pounds . 31 December 1925 Stock Photo
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