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• Helicopter Flying Handbookp. 4-18
  Chapter 4: Helicopter Components, Sections, and Systems › Stability Augmentations Systems › Autopilot

  functions depend on the type of autopilot and systems installed in the helicopter. The most common functions are altitude and heading hold. Some more advanced systems include a vertical speed or indicated airspeed (IAS) hold mode, where a constant rate…

• Helicopter Flying Handbookp. 4-4
  Chapter 4: Helicopter Components, Sections, and Systems › Main Rotor System › Rigid Rotor System

  Figure 4-4. Four-blade hingeless (rigid) main rotor. Rotor blades are…

• Helicopter Flying Handbookp. 11-16
  Chapter 11: Helicopter Emergencies and Hazards › System Malfunctions › Antitorque System Failure

  rotor drive system failures include driveshaft failures, tail rotor gearbox failures, or a complete loss of the tail rotor itself. In any of these cases, the loss of antitorque normally results in an immediate spinning of the helicopter’s nose ... helicopter spins to the right in a counterclockwise rotor disk and to the left in a clockwise system. This discussion is for a helicopter with a counterclockwise rotor disk. The severity of the spin is proportionate to the amount…

• Helicopter Flying Handbookp. 4-19
  Chapter 5: Rotorcraft Flight Manual

  Chapter Summary This chapter discussed all of the common components, sections, and systems of the helicopter. The chapter also explained how each of them work with one another to make flight possible. Chapter 5: Rotorcraft Flight Manual Title ... Rotorcraft Flight Manual,” a statement must be included on the title page indicating that the document is the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) approved Rotorcraft Flight Manual (RFM). [Figure 5-1] Not including the preliminary pages, an FAA-approved…

• Helicopter Flying Handbookp. 4-8
  Chapter 4: Helicopter Components, Sections, and Systems › Antitorque Drive Systems

  tail boom. The tail rotor gearbox provides a right-angle drive for the tail rotor and may also include gearing to adjust the output to optimum tail rotor rpm. [Figure 4-16] Tail rotors may also have an intermediate gearbox ... Fenestron or “fan-in-tail” antitorque system. This design provides an improved margin of safety during ground operations. Engines Reciprocating Engines Reciprocating engines, also called piston engines, are generally used in smaller helicopters. Most training helicopters use reciprocating engines because…

• Aeronautical Information Manualp. 10-1-1
  Chapter 10. Helicopter Operations › Section 1. Helicopter IFR Operations › 10-1-1. Helicopter Flight Control Systems

  including heading, altitude, vertical speed, navigation tracking, and approach. These systems typically have a control panel for mode selection, and system for indication of mode status. Autopilots may or may not be installed with an associated Flight Director System ... commonly known as a “vee-bar”) presentation superimposed over the attitude indicator. Some FDs also include a collective cue. The pilot manipulates the helicopter’s controls to satisfy these commands, yielding the desired flight path, or may couple the flight…