A helicopter rotor is the spinning part of the helicopter that generates lift and enables the helicopter to fly. It consists of a set of blades that rotate above the helicopter, providing the necessary force to stay in the air and move forward.
Sentences with «helicopter rotor»
On the other hand, how many conventional helicopter rotors have had to slow down a 400,000 pound vehicle traveling at 25 times the speed of sound? (discovermagazine.com)
Two vast helicopter rotors spin above your head, their speed varying through some invisible mechanism. (contemporaryartsociety.org)
The way helicopter rotor blades produce their characteristic noise has been photographed for the first time, in a bid to make the craft run more quietly (newscientist.com)