Flight Control Systems

The flight control systems consist of the Rotor Flight Controls and Hydraulic Power.

Rotor Flight Controls

The rotor flight control systems consisting of cyclic, collective, and directional controls are used to adjust the helicopter attitude, altitude, and direction of flight. For a system discussion and/or description, refer to Rotor Flight Controls.

Hydraulic Power

The hydraulic power system supplies pressurized fluid to operate the cyclic and collective flight control servo-actuators. Without the aid of hydraulic power, pilot effort to manually counteract the control feedback forces of the cyclic and collective flight controls is drastically increased. For a system discussion and/or description, refer to Hydraulic Power.