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fuselage correct answers main body shaft correct answers mast cowling correct answers shaped metal skin that covers the aircraft's engine and transmission rotor head correct answers attaches the rotor blades to the mast, consists of a stabilizer bar flybar correct answers stabilizer bar main rotor correct answers swashplate mechanical system which translates inputs form the pilot via the helicopter's flight controls into blade movement Rotor system components correct answers upper and lower swashplates, blade grips, control rods, pitch and scissor links, teeter or coning hinges, pitch horns, and counterweights Flybar function correct answers enhance flight stability by keeping the bar stable as the rotor spins and reduce crosswind thrust on the blades **flybar combined with swashplate movement dampens internal and external forces on the rotor which makes it easier for the pilot to control the helicopter Horizontal stabilizer correct answers located halfway along the tail boom, helps to level the aircraft during forward flight Tail boom correct answers Aft of the fuselage, contains a drive shaft for the tail rotor Tail rotors correct answers have two or more blades, depending on size of aircraft. Spin in the vertical plane while the main rotors spin in an adjustable horizontal plane Ducted fan correct answers tail rotor tips covered in formed metal (shroud) Reduces possibility of someone walking into spinning rotor blades (Coast Guard's Eurocopter HH-65 Dolphin) In the cockpit correct answers Seats, instruments, controls, avionics, weapons controls, other equipment Controls correct answers Cyclic, collective, throttle, pedals Avionics correct answers electronics used for navigation, communications, and aircraft systems Weapons control correct answers in military helicopters Four main aerodynamic forces correct answers Weight, lift, thrust, drag
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