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Helicopter Main Rotor Mechanics

The main rotor system of the 206 helicopter uses a semi-rigid two-bladed design mounted on an underslinging hub. The main rotor hub contains blade grips that connect to pitch horns and links to allow for blade pitch control from the pilot's inputs. Blades are secured to the hub with retaining bolts or nuts. An anti-flapping mechanism prevents excessive blade movement during operation. The pitch link connects each blade grip to the swashplate for collective and cyclic control of the main rotor. The swashplate tilts and raises/lowers based on pilot control inputs to change blade pitch for maneuvering and altitude control.

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Helicopter Main Rotor Mechanics

The main rotor system of the 206 helicopter uses a semi-rigid two-bladed design mounted on an underslinging hub. The main rotor hub contains blade grips that connect to pitch horns and links to allow for blade pitch control from the pilot's inputs. Blades are secured to the hub with retaining bolts or nuts. An anti-flapping mechanism prevents excessive blade movement during operation. The pitch link connects each blade grip to the swashplate for collective and cyclic control of the main rotor. The swashplate tilts and raises/lowers based on pilot control inputs to change blade pitch for maneuvering and altitude control.

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MAIN ROTOR SYSTEM

* The 206 main rotor is semi-rigid, which eliminate the possibility of ground
resonance. It is also underslinging for a smoother operation.

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MAIN ROTOR HUB AND BLADES:
Main rotor hub and blades are installed at the top of the mast. It consistes of the hub and
two blade assemblies.
Each blade is installed in a blade grip. The gripes rotate on the hub yoke. At the inboard
end of each grip is a pitch horn which attached to the upper end of a pitch link. Pitch
change input from the pilot is fed through the pitch links to the pitch horns. This
increase or decrease the blade angle of incidence.

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The retaining nut: is to secure the assembly to the mast.

The flap restraint unit is installed on the main rotor hub trunnion and incorporates
counterweights and springs which serve to position anti-flapping stops.
The stops prevent excessive flapping of the main rotor hub and blade assembly during
starting and shutdown, but allow normal flapping at operating rpm.

Main rotor blades : a two- bladed semi-rigid system.


206 B-3: The blades are composed of aluminum alloy parts.
The hub is an under slung feathering – axis type, with 6 bearings that require
grease. It consists of a yoke fitted onto a splined “ Trunnion” and secured with
pillow blocks, a pitch horn and grip assembly attached to each arm of the yoke
with tension / torsion strap, and a blade – latch mechanism located between
the upper and lower tangs of each assembly.

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Hub Yoke

206 B- 3 MAIN ROTOR


206 L- 3:
Are of all metal construction with a honeycomb core, and they have a -11 twist.
The blades are asymmetrical shape.
The blades are set in hub grips at a preconing angle (2 ᴼ 15‘ ), and are secured by
a single retaining blade bolt in each grip.
A trim tab is provided on the trailing edge for tracking adjustments. The blades
have swept tips, and are individually interchangeable.
Reinforcing doublers, grip plates, and drag plates are bonded to the blade butt
end.

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206 L- 3 MAIN ROTOR

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The pitch link:
Connects pitch horn on blade grip to swashplate outer ring, for control input from
collective and cyclic controls. A pitch link is required for each main rotor blade.

The swashplate:
Mounted on a universal support pivot sleeve which permits it to be tilted in any direction.
Movement of the cyclic control stick results in a corresponding tilt of the swashplate and
the main rotor.
Movement of the collective pitch lever actuates the sleeve assembly which raises or
lowers the swashplate and transmits collective control to the main rotor.
*The cyclic controls are mixed with the collective control by action of the mixing lever at
the base of the control column (middle the forward bulk head).

SWASHPLATE DRIVE ASSEMBLY:.


The swashplate drive assembly consists of a collar set, an idler link, and an idler lever.
The collar set is attached to the mast and the idler link is attached to the outer ring of
the swashplate. the idler lever connects between the collar set and the idler link.

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The collective lever and link:
Is located on the lower front mounting surface of the swashplate support. The collective
lever and link assembly move the pivot sleeve vertically on the swashplate support to
change the pitch angle of both the main rotor blades.

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