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To: Jack of all Trades

I was up at the Sikorsky factory back in the 70’s on a visit pertaining to the CH-53D. While there, they gave me the Grand Tour of the ABC.

It had THREE swashplates! One for each rotorhead and a third on the BOTTOM of the transmission to vary the relationship between the two main swashplates to give the helo YAW control!

Wild!


17 posted on 04/26/2011 1:40:42 PM PDT by BwanaNdege ("If we don't stand for something, we shall fall for anything" - Peter Marshall)
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To: BwanaNdege

My Father worked in propulsion engineering. He worked on the Blackhawk, the Black Hawk, and he put the third engine in the CH-53. Kind of wish I had made my career there too.


19 posted on 04/26/2011 1:47:12 PM PDT by Jack of all Trades (Hold your face to the light, even though for the moment you do not see.)
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