tilt the swash plate

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• swash plate — i. A component of a helicopter control system to change the pitch of a rotor blade by an up and down motion. A swash plate has two sections. The upper section, or moving star, can tilt in any direction. It rotates at the same speed as the rotor,… …   Aviation dictionary

• moving star — The upper section of the swash plate of a helicopter pitch control device. The moving star can tilt in any direction and rotates at the same speed as the rotor, as do the rods and appendages above it. The lower section, or fixed star, can only… …   Aviation dictionary

• fixed star — The lower section of a swash plate in a helicopter rotor system that helps tilt the rotor blades. It is the nonrotating portion of the swash plate and is controlled by the cyclic controls …   Aviation dictionary

• Helicopter rotor — This article is about helicopter main rotor systems. For antitorque control, see tail rotor. Helicopter rotor The rotor head of a Sikorsky S 92 A helicopter main rotor or rotor system is a type of fan that is used to generate both the aerodynamic …   Wikipedia

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• Swashplate (helicopter) — This article is about the swashplate in helicopters, see also the swashplate article which describes all uses of the mechanism. A swashplate is a device that translates the pilot s (or autopilot s) commands via the helicopter flight controls into …   Wikipedia