PARTS OF A HELICOPTER

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What parts of a helicopter do you
know…?
Most of helicopters maintain shape even size
change but the basic parts remain the same.

Cessna Caravan

BEECH 1900 C-26

Cirrus SR20 Piper Seneca

Eclipse 500
ATR-42
Gulfstream Business Jet
Main Rotor performs the same function as the wings do.
Tail Rotor allows H directional control and antitorque.

Main Rotor

Fuselage

Tail Rotor
Main components….

Blad
e
Main Rotor
Windshie
ld

Engine Tailbo
Nose / om
transmiss
ion
firing
More components…….

Control
Tubes/pitch
Transmissi
Main Rotor links Mas
on
Blad t
e
Transmission transmits movement to
main rotor through mast and to tail
rotor through driveshaft.
Engine transmits its movement to
transmission through the Main
Driveshaft.
mast engin
e
Main
drivesh
transmis
aft
sion

drivesh
aft
Main rotor assy.

STABILIZER
BAR

CONTROL TUBES/
PITCH LINKS ASSY

SCISSORS AND
SLEEVE ASSY

SWASH PLATE
 Helicopters have rotors that generate lift.

Cable
cutter Window
lower

Cross
tube
Landing
gear
skid
 Even more...

Beacon Engine
Light access
door

Vertic Engine
al
stabil
izer/f Fuel
in Filler
Cap
 Even more...

Linkag
e

Trans- Servo-
missio actuat
n Assy or

Upper
window
/Skyli
ght
 90º GEAR BOX SKY LIGHT

VHF ANTENNA
Engine air intake

HF ANTENNA

Weather
42° INTERMEDIATE radar
GEAR BOX

STEPS PITOT TUBE

Finally…

Exhaust
pipe positi
on
antenn
Light
a

Tail
Sincroni Skid
Taxi/ zed
landing elevator
Light
Finally…

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10

7 6

5
9
8
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12/2005