How to Identify the Parts of a Helicopter
Even though helicopters were invented years before, Igor Sikorsky is credited for designing this aircraft in 1942. Sikorsky's helicopter was the first to have a main rotor and a anti-torque tail rotor. Since these aircrafts can ascend and descend without moving forward, helicopters can land in small spaces that airplanes can't. Helicopters can also hover in one spot. This allows for search-and-rescue operations, and other tasks that airplanes can't accomplish. Read on to find out how to identify the parts of a helicopter.
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Climb into the front of a helicopter and you're in the main compartment known as the cockpit. The cockpit has two doors--one on each side--and clear cut outs so the pilot can see all around him. The cockpit also contains two seats and the pilot's controls. These include rudder pedals that turn the helicopter to the left or right. There's a cyclic pitch stick in the cockpit that makes the aircraft tilt to the front, back, or either side. A collective pitch stick makes the helicopter to rise and descend .
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Climb into the back section of a helicopter and you'll be in the cabin or cargo area. This space is directly behind the cockpit. The cabin is where the passengers sit. The cargo area is for freight. The total body of a helicopter is known as the fuselage.
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Stand outside the helicopter and you'll see the blades on the main rotor start to spin when the pilot fires the engine up. The main rotor is what gives the helicopter the ability to raise up. It also gives it power. The tail rotor is on the back of the helicopter, located at the end of the tail boom. The rotor blows air sideways in order to keep aircraft from spinning around.
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Look directly below the rotor on a helicopter and you'll see the engine compartment. This chamber may also be located behind the cabin. It also holds the fuel for the helicopter.
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Land a helicopter and the landing skids connected to the bottom of the aircraft will keep the fuselage from touching the ground.
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