UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter rotor up close - photos

UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter rotor up close.

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https://diqn32j8nouaz.cloudfront.net..._up_close1.jpg

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https://diqn32j8nouaz.cloudfront.net..._up_close2.jpg

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https://diqn32j8nouaz.cloudfront.net..._up_close3.jpg


Previously:

https://www.homemadetools.net/forum/...144#post141458
https://www.homemadetools.net/forum/...524#post135942
https://www.homemadetools.net/forum/...797#post129117

I take it the first photo is of the spider for the tail?

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Originally Posted by desbromilow

I take it the first photo is of the spider for the tail?

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Yes. Tail rotors only have collective pitch control.

Helicopter trivia: Arthur Young's dog was the first-ever helicopter passenger. As if being the guy who figured out how to make the helicopter stable and practical doesn't make him cool, the fact that he named his dog Brian would.

Neil