Have you ever seen the complexities of a helicopter swashplate up close? The helicopter's swashplate transfers the pilot's commands from the flight controls to the rotating rotor blades. Did you know that the first practical U.S. helicopter, the Sikorsky VS-300, is an #ASMELandmark and can be seen at the Henry Ford Museum in Dearborn, MI? https://lnkd.in/ecp-x3nz Credit: Reddit/Toolgifs; Imgur/aloofloofah | ASME (American Society of Mechanical Engineers)