SACAA PPL (H) Aircraft Technical Practice Questions - SACAA Private Pilot Licence (Helicopter) Aircraft Technical & General Knowledge Examination Exam

How does a swashplate assembly convert non-rotating pilot flight control inputs into rotating main rotor pitch changes?

By tilting and sliding a non-rotating inner ring that transfers movement through a bearing to a rotating outer ring By varying the electrical current sent to individual rotor blade root servo motors By altering the hydraulic pressure inside the main transmission reduction gear casing By shifting the physical center of gravity of the rotor mast via counterweights

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By tilting and sliding a non-rotating inner ring that transfers movement through a bearing to a rotating outer ring

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