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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 23, 2020
Filed:
Feb. 26, 2018
Bell Helicopter Textron Inc., Fort Worth, TX (US);
Yann Lavallee, St-Hippolyte, CA;
Pasquale Spina, Laval, CA;
Bell Helicopter Textron Inc., Fort Worth, TX (US);
Abstract
A cyclic stick for transmitting control commands to blades of a rotorcraft via at least one transmission member, including a grip configured for engagement with a pilot's hand, a control arm and at least one locking mechanism. The control arm has a bottom end configured for connection to the transmission member(s) and for rotational connection to a base support structure, and a top end pivotally connected to the grip. The control arm includes first and second arm portions pivotally connected to each other, the first arm portion defining the bottom end, the second arm portion defining the top end. The locking mechanism(s) selectively prevent a relative pivoting motion between the first and second arm portions and a relative pivoting motion between the second arm portion and the grip. A method of adjusting a position of a grip of a cyclic stick in a rotorcraft cabin is also discussed.