SIFT Army Aviation Information Section Complete Study Guide 2024.

SIFT Army Aviation Information Section Complete Study Guide 2024. A Helicopter - correct answer Is a type of rotorcraft that is able to takeoff and land vertically, hover, and fly forward, backward, and side to side (laterally). Thrust engine - correct answer an engine that produces power and delivers it to overhead and tail rotors (on most helicopters) via one or more transmissions and drive shafts. Fuselage - correct answer Main Body of the helicopter Mast - correct answer Shaft protruding from the top Cowling - correct answer On the upper part of the fuselage of many helicopters, it covers the aircrafts engine and transmission. two and six rotor blade - correct answer How many rotor blades are attached to the mast via a rotor head? Flybar - correct answer also called a stabilizer bar. upper and lower swashplates, blade grips, control rods, pitch and scissor links, teeter or coning hinges, pitch horns, and counterweights - correct answer Rotor systems consist of what components? enhance flight stability by keeping the bar stable as the rotor spins, and to reduce crosswind thrust on the blades - correct answer What is the Flybars Function? cyclic collective, throttle and pedals - correct answer what are the pilot's flight instruments and controls?