How Helicopters Fly / How the Swashplate Works (How It Works!)

Have you evered asked yourself how a helicopter flies from place A to place B? The swashplate does the magic. So, this animation explains the swashplate in detail and how a swashplate works. Contents 1) Main rotor, tail rotor and cockpit 2) Upper and lower part of swashplate 3) Rotor hub and driver of upper swashplate 4) Collective and cyclic stick 5) Creating lift via different options 6) Tilting the swashplate with the cyclic stick 7) Using the pedals to control the helicopter 8) Autorotation and lift 9)
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