Helicopter components

rotary wings and control system that generates the lift and thrust for a helicopter

small tail-mounted helicopter rotor

type of helicopter rotor

thumb|upright=1.14|MD Explorer air ambulance

thumb|A view of a Fenestron tail rotor on a Eurocopter EC120B

type of rotation configuration for helicopter rotor blades

mechanism to control angle of attack of helicopter rotor blades

Helicopters with two horizontal rotor assemblies

turboshaft engine

instruments used in helicopter flight

type of rotorcraft in which there are two rotors mounted side by side

jet nozzle at the tip of some helicopter rotor blades

Slang term for main rotor-retaining nut of some helicopters

thumb|TADS / PNVS on a Boeing AH-64 Apache helicopter The Target Acquisition and Designation Sights, Pilot Night Vision System (TADS/PNVS) is the combined sensor and targeting unit fitted to the Boeing AH-64 Apache helicopter. Both systems are independent, but housed together.