EC225 crash near Bergen, Norway April 2016

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Originally Posted by Lonewolf_50

Please forgive my not being familiar with 225 slang/jargon, but what's the barbecue plate?


Transmission picture

Install Bevel Gear Video

Rotor/transmission/struts figure


In these various pictures and the video of putting the bevel gear into the transmission, where do I find the barbecue plate? (Please don't tell me "in the lunch room, of course!" )

The barbecue plate is the slang term for the gearbox "flexible mounting plate". It is the interface between the base of the gearbox and the airframe and it is designed to resist the rotational forces acting on the gearbox. It is made from titanium but, as its formal name suggests, it is flexible. It has been in use on the AS332 series and H225 for many years.