Talk:Helicopter flight controls

message: I'm not sure this adds to the article's ability to explain how the controls work. If it was in a descriptive, encyclopedic tone, it might be used to explain the relationship of the flight controls and interactions required between different control inputs. But, as it is in the article currently, it just seems a bit of information that will only benefit student helicopter pilots, or those learning to fly R/C helicopters rather than an everyday reader. --Born2flie 17:52, 25 April 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Mnemonics in ''Forward flight'' section 

message: I have no idea how to edit on Wikipedia - I would be willing to review and even generate text (my training is in aerospace engineering) - 
Traditionally, the engine throttle, the fourth control, is a twist handle on the end of the collective.  The amount of power needed to keep the blades spinning is a function of:  the lift being requested, the RPM of the Rotor, flight speed and the amount of "lift" required by the anti-torque tail rotor.  Like any wing, the amount of drag on the "wings" (the rotor blades) is the result of viscous, form and induced drag.  The total drag for a wing typically has a minimum at a certain flight speed with induced drag predominating at lower flight speed and viscous and form drag at higher speeds.  Similarly, the rotor blades which are merely rotating wings (albeit in a very complex system) will have a minimum drag at a certain rotor RPM.  However, since the helicopter has the possibility of forward flight, the drag minimum can vary with flight speed (see advancing and retreating blade).  Further, when considered as a lifting "thrust actuator disk", the rotor generally has induced drag so that the whole helicopter system will have a flight speed where there is minimum drag and thus minimum power needed.     Etc.  need to discuss torque vs power, interaction of controls (increasing lift - up collective) increases drag ---> torque --> need for increased tail rotor lift), loss of lift of retreating blades setting maximum flight speed, etc.  DSMOSELEY@AOL.COM     03:45, 4 August 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Fourth control, interaction of controls... Offer to help 

message: Is anyone able to write on how Helicopter blade movements relates to Helicopter movements, such as forward, up, down, left, right etc. An animation will be good. Thanks. Photnart (talk) 12:20, 24 August 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  Blade movements and corresponding Helicopter flight movements 

message: I have a simple question about the function of the throttle (the traditional type - at the end of the collective). If you pronate your hand, the engine power goes down or up? Could anybody clarify? Draco flavus (talk) 08:48, 8 June 2010 (UTC)
thread_title:  Throttle 

message: Substituted at 01:11, 22 May 2016 (UTC)
thread_title: Assessment comment

message: The article seems to be totally missing any description of flight controls for helicopter concepts beyond the simple Sikorski single-vertical-axis-rotor-with-horizontal-axis-tail-rotor design.
For example, the dual-rotor, opposing-direction of spin, single-axis flight rotors of Mars Helicopter Ingenuity, or of helicopters that have even dual axis but counter rotating blades are both not explained, yet very much are types of helicopter flight controls.  Cheers.  N2e (talk) 20:33, 1 August 2020 (UTC)
thread_title:  Missing information on flight controls for other helicopter concepts