flight control
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major reference
- In airplane: Primary flight controls
All four forces—lift, thrust, drag, and weight—interact continuously in flight and are in turn affected by such things as the torque effect of the propeller, centrifugal force in turns, and other elements, but all are made subject to the pilot by means of…
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helicopters
- In helicopter: Control functions
A helicopter has four controls: collective pitch control, throttle control, antitorque control, and cyclic pitch control.
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