The helicopter spun out of control and crashed in grass along Interstate 77 south in Charlotte in November 2022.

The control complexity is due to the mechanical complexity of the swashplate, which translates control inputs into both collective and cyclical changes in the angle of attack of the rotor blades.

Instead of building or buying real swash plates to control the collective and cyclic pitch of the rotors, [Tom] used his “virtual swashplate” technique, which uses angled hinges and rapid ...

The National Transportation Safety Board released its final report on Thursday in connection to the fatal WBTV helicopter ...

After conducting left 360-degree orbits over a highway, the helicopter went out of control, descended steeply, then crashed ...

Flow direction is controlled by a swash plate in the hydraulic pump. The primary features of a closed loop system are the ability to pressurize the oil to more than 4,000 pounds per square inch which ...

The crash happened along Interstate 77 at Nations Ford Road in south Charlotte, which resulted in the death of the pilot and ...

The helicopter crashed in 2022. Both the pilot and a meteorologist at a North Carolina news station were killed, the AP ...

According to the newly released report, the crash was caused by, “inadequate inspections of the forward left control rod end attachment hardware to the stationary swashplate by the pilot and by ...

Both Myers and Tayag died at the scene. “The forward left control rod end that should have been connected to the stationary swashplate on the main rotor was disconnected and the connecting ...