In order to avoid confusion, the following sections will use the directions and orientations defined as follows.The helicopter is in front of the pilot with the tail boom and rotor closest to the pilot (tail in), the head or nose is facing forward (pointing away from the pilot). The left hand of the pilot is to the left side of the helicopter, the right hand of the pilot is to the right side of the helicopter. Its head/nose is to the front and it's tail boom is to the back.The direction in which the main body is facing is defined as up and its skids are in the down direction, as shown in
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Definition of Helicopter
the diagram below