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• rotor plane — noun : rotary wing aircraft * * * roˈtorcraft or rotor plane noun A helicopter or autogyro • • • Main Entry: ↑rotor …   Useful english dictionary

• plane of rotation — The plane in which a propeller or a helicopter rotor rotates. It is perpendicular to the crankshaft or the rotorshaft. In the case of a helicopter rotor, it is the same as a tip path plane …   Aviation dictionary

• rotor system types — There are three types of rotors: rigid, semirigid, and fully articulated. In a rigid rotor, the blades are free to change pitch but otherwise are made as rigid as possible. The blades of rigid rotor have no hinges that allow them to flap or drag …   Aviation dictionary

• rotor disk — noun : the plane circular area swept through by the blades of a helicopter rotor …   Useful english dictionary

• rotor disc — The area contained within the tip path plane (i.e., the path described by the blade tips during their rotation) …   Aviation dictionary

• Helicopter rotor — This article is about helicopter main rotor systems. For antitorque control, see tail rotor. Helicopter rotor The rotor head of a Sikorsky S 92 A helicopter main rotor or rotor system is a type of fan that is used to generate both the aerodynamic …   Wikipedia

• X-Plane (simulator) — Infobox Software name = X Plane caption = Screenshot of Joseph Noé s Cessna 208 developer = Laminar Research latest release version = 9.00/9.01 latest release date = April 18th 2008 latest preview version = 9.20 Beta 9 latest preview date = March …   Wikipedia

• Tail rotor — The tail rotor of a helicopter is mounted on the tail of a traditional single rotor helicopter, close to perpendicular to the main rotor. It is primarily used in order to counteract the yaw motion and the torque that a rapidly turning disk… …   Wikipedia

• tail rotor — A rotor turning in a plane perpendicular to the main rotor of the helicopter and parallel to the horizontal axis of the fuselage. A tail rotor counters the torque of the main rotor and thus enables directional control of the helicopter in both… …   Aviation dictionary

• antitorque rotor — | ̷ ̷(ˌ) ̷ ̷| noun Etymology: anti (I) + torque : a small rotor mounted on the tail of a helicopter that balances the torque reaction of the main lifting rotor and thus permits the craft to maintain a desired heading * * * /an tee tawrk , an tuy… …   Useful english dictionary

• fully articulated rotor — A rotor with three or more blades in which the individual blades are free to flap (move up and down), drag (move back and forth in the plane of rotation), and change their pitch angle as they rotate around the disc. This is done by mounting the… …   Aviation dictionary