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Helicopter flight controls are used to achieve and maintain controlled aerodynamic helicopter flight. [1] Changes to the aircraft flight control system transmit mechanically to the rotor, producing aerodynamic effects on the rotor blades that make the helicopter move in a desired way.
AH-64 Apache in flight. The AH-64 Apache has a four-blade main rotor and a four-blade tail rotor. [41] The crew sits in tandem, with the pilot sitting behind and above the co-pilot/gunner. [42] Both crew members are capable of flying the aircraft and performing methods of weapon engagements independently. [43]
The AN/APG-78 Longbow is a millimeter-wave fire-control radar (FCR) target acquisition system and the Radar Frequency Interferometer (RFI), which are housed in a dome located above the main rotor. [4] [5] The radome's raised position enables target detection while the helicopter is behind obstacles (e.g. terrain, trees or buildings). The APG-78 ...
1. Non-rotating outer ring (blue). 2. Turning inner ring (silver). 3. Ball joint. 4. Control (pitch) preventing turning of outer ring. 5. Control (roll). 6. Linkages (silver) to the rotor blade. In aeronautics, a swashplate is a mechanical device that translates input via the helicopter flight controls into motion of the main rotor blades.
Lockheed Martin Corp.’s LMT business segment, Rotary and Mission Systems, recently secured a modification contract involving the Apache helicopter.The award has been offered by the U.S. Army ...
The systems related to the unmanned flight capabilities have also been designed to be able to be installed in any other helicopter as well, including the Apache. [4] [5] An Unmanned Little Bird performed a fully autonomous flight in June 2010, including avoiding obstacles using LIDAR. [7] [8]
Mechanic tests Cal Fire Hawk firefighting helicopter flight controls at Cal Fire McClellan Reload Base in McClellan on June 25. Training for night drops. According to Anderson, eight out of the 10 ...
A fleet of nine British Army Apache attack helicopters has set out for Finland to join a training mission described as the “largest Nato exercise since the Cold War”.