Labels of the Ingenuity Mars Helicopter's rotor blade, pitch link, servo, and swashplate.

September 28, 2021

The upper swashplate of NASA's Ingenuity Mars Helicopter controls the pitch of the upper rotor blades as they rotate and is critical to stable, controlled flight. The swashplate is driven by three small servo motors.

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NASA/JPL-Caltech

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