Grips & Wheels
Mason has developed Hands-on Throttle and Stick (HOTAS) grips used in multiple platforms, A-4, AV-8, F-117, F-5, F-15, F-18, Super Tucano, Mig-21 and L-159 to name a few. Mason has extensive experience in all types of fighter aircraft HMI functionality.
• Available with or without twist throttle
• Compact design
• Single engine and multi engine investment cast designs
• Stick grips: multiple plastic B-8 designs and investment cast designs
• Joysticks, triggers, guards, 5-way toggles, pushbuttons, slide switches w/wo push, pinkie switches, dead-man switches, rocker switches and elevation wheels
• Complete throttle and grip assemblies
• Quick disconnect connectors
• Environmental Requirements per MIL-STD-810
• EMI Requirements per MIL-STD-461/464
Mason has developed Hands-on Collective and Stick (HOCAS) grips used for multiple helicopter platforms including the Sikorsky S-76, UH-60, CH-53, Boeing CH-47, AH-6i, AH-64, Bell UH-1, AH-1, 205, 206, 212, 406, and 412 to name a few. Mason has decades of experience in all types of helicopters and HMI functionality. Functionality can include throttles, illumination, and quick disconnect adapters.
• Configurable cyclic grips investment cast aluminum collective grip
• Joysticks, triggers, guards, 5-way toggles, pushbuttons, slide switches w/wo push
• Illuminated panels
• Complete stick and grip assemblies
• Requirements per RTCA/DO-160
• Power Requirements per MIL-STD-704
Our control wheels are known for their ergonomics, finishes, and superior feel characteristics. Mason wheels are found in both commercial and military airframes, including: Boeing, Lockheed, Bombardier, Beechcraft, Gulfstream, Syberjet, Honda, Northrop Grumman, Learjet, Basler, Piaggio, IAI, Sitec, and Embraer. Control wheels are custom designed for each aircraft to create a signature cockpit and aircraft experience.
• Accent finishes in brushed nickel
• Molded grips, leather, soft touch paints
• Laser indicia engraving on wheel surfaces and leather surfaces
• Encoders with select function for menu scrolling
• Multiple switch options, trim, 4-throw, encoder wheels, slide, push
• Ergonomic designs, symmetric or pilot and copilot
• Investment cast
• FAA Part 21, 23, 25
• RTCA/DO-160
• MIL-STD-810
Mason has developed a large number of grips used in multiple platforms. Grips include military B-8 style plastic grips and custom investment cast aluminum grips.
• Extremely comfortable for sidestick applications
• Thin wall investment cast aluminum grip
• Three switches, slide or push button, rocker, trigger single or 2-stage
• Currently only available in right hand tooling would need to be mirrored for left version
• Mounting from flat base base of grip, mounting hole configuration can be tailored
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Mason Sticks, Grips, Throttles, and Wheels for Fixed Wing Aircraft
Flight Sticks, Control Grips, and Throttles
For complete control solutions, specify Mason flight sticks, control grips, and throttles from Mason Controls. From the F-117 to the Space Shuttle, Mason controls are there. We make more styles than anyone. The units in this guide are merely examples of the wide variety available.
We design and develop our grips to meet specific aircraft requirements. Our past experience indicates that a wholesale transfer of existing control grips and throttles to new aircraft rarely occurs. Even with details such as switches, there is usually a need for an adaptation or adjustment. We pride ourselves on working with our customers to provide them with design solutions responsive to their requirements.