This document discusses the components and aerodynamics of helicopters. It describes that helicopters derive lift and thrust from horizontally revolving overhead rotors. The main components include rotor blades, a swashplate, mast, engine, transmission, tailboom, and skids. The rotor system consists of blades, grips, hub, and a mast connected to the transmission. The swashplate transfers non-rotating flight controls to the spinning rotor. Pilots control helicopters using collective and cyclic controls, with collective changing all blade pitches simultaneously and cyclic changing them unevenly.