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A swashplate is provided for use in helicopters having a vertical main rotor axis. The swashplate includes a bearing, a first race member including a channel, a second race member including a channel, and a third race member including a channel. The channels of the first, second, and third race memb

A swashplate is provided for use in helicopters having a vertical main rotor axis. The swashplate includes a bearing, a first race member including a channel, a second race member including a channel, and a third race member including a channel. The channels of the first, second, and third race members cooperate to form a bearing-receiving slot. The bearing is positioned to lie in the bearing-receiving slot. The first and second race members are adjustably coupled to change the respective positions of their channels.

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[ I claim:] [1.] A swashplate for use in helicopters having a vertical main rotor axis, the swashplate includingan inner race member,a bearing the bearing being a ball bearing, anda two-part outer race member having first and second outer race members, the inner and two-part outer race members coope

[ I claim:] [1.] A swashplate for use in helicopters having a vertical main rotor axis, the swashplate includingan inner race member,a bearing the bearing being a ball bearing, anda two-part outer race member having first and second outer race members, the inner and two-part outer race members cooperate to form a bearing-receiving chamber, the bearing being positioned to lie in the bearing-receiving chamber so that both of the first and second outer race members simultaneously engage the bearing, and the two-part outer race member being adjustable to change the size of the bearing-receiving chamber to adjust bearing play in the swashplate.