Animations
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Swash plate in the resting position.
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A raised swashplate causing negative collective blade pitch and thus down-force. Note that the control arms are on the trailing side of the blades, causing the raised swashplate to decrease the blade pitch.
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A tilted swashplate giving cyclic blade control. Note the change in pitch of the blades during rotation.
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