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Originally Posted by Seahawk
What year?
I know a lot of former H-2 pilots.
I am doing this from memory so I may get it wrong...any H-2 pilots can chime in  The H-2 had a very unique main rotor control mechanism, called, perhaps in jest, "flapperons".
See the picture below.
I circled one of the main rotor "flapperons" which are like traditional ailerons on fixed wing aircraft. The control rods went up through the main rotor mast and then out to each individual rotor flapperon.
I don't want to get into helo controls, but it is very unique. |
1990-1991 desert shield through desert storm. stayed on that ship until 1993.
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