AERM Assembly & Rigging Unit 1 Test Guide Questions And Answers The auxiliary (tail) rotor of helicopter permits the pilot to compensate for and/or accomplish which of the following? - ANS-torque and directional control The vertical flight of a helicopter is controlled by - ANS-collective pitch changes A reduction in anti-torque thrust will cause the - ANS-tail to pivot in the direction of torque rotation around the main rotor axis In the rotorcraft external-loading, the ideal location of the cargo release is where the kine of action passes - ANS-through the center of gravity at all times The acute angle formed by the chord line of and the relative wind is known as the - ANS-angle of attack a helicopter in forward flight, cruise configuration, changes direction by - ANS-tilting the main rotor disk in the desired direction the purpose in checking the main rotor tracking is to determine the - ANS-relative position of the blades during rotation in the hovering helicopter equipped with a tail rotor, directional control is maintained by - ANS-varying the pitch of the tail rotor blades if a single-rotor helicopter is in the forward horizontal flight, the angle of attack of the advancing blades is