The pitch control rods (orange) allow the rotating swash plate to change the pitch of the rotor blades.
The angle of the fixed swash plate is changed by the control rods (yellow) attached to the fixed swash plate.
The simple control rod design is in keeping with AMD's philosophy of creating an airplane that is easy to afford and maintain.
Make sure the control rods are attached and the pal nuts are all tight
This is a picture of how the control rods attach to the swashplate.
A sprung link connecting a control rod to the surface being controlled.
Closed Loop
A means of operating a control surface by means of flexible wires, under tension, attached to either side; sometimes known as pull-pull.
Z-BEND
A type of linkage point using a bend in the control rod which resemble a Z.
Z-PLANE
Discrete complex frequency plane; Z-plane is used in control systems engineering in the design of control laws See Also: Z transform; ...
However, an intermediate mechanical mixing system must be used to transfer the control inputs from the servos to the swashplate. This requires an elaborate system of control rods and levers, and often contains many ball bearings.
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