Product overview
The STEAM AK55042 is an FBL metal swashplate assembly for the AK550 helicopter. Precision CNC machining in 6061T6 aluminum alloy provides a strong, accurately formed structure for demanding flight loads and improved flight stability and control. Its outer plate uses a double-row angular-contact bearing, while the inner plate uses a high-precision spherical bearing. All ball-stud threads are enlarged to 3.0mm to reduce the stripping and damage associated with smaller threads and accommodate large-helicopter swashplate loads.
The assembly is supplied with one outer swashplate, one inner swashplate, a metal inner cover for the outer swashplate bearing, and a metal spherical-bearing retaining plate. One spherical bearing and one standard bearing are included. Linkage hardware comprises four short inner swashplate ball studs, two short outer swashplate ball studs and one long outer swashplate ball stud, each with M3.0×4.0mm threads. Three metal washers, five M2.0×5 mm socket-head cap screws and four M2.0×4 mm socket-head cap screws complete the supplied hardware.
