hovering helicopter

  • 1Helicopter Shark — is a composition of two photographs that gives the impression that a Great White shark is leaping out of the water attacking military personnel climbing a suspended ladder attached to a special forces UH 60 Black Hawk helicopter. The photo was… …

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  • 2helicopter parent — n. A parent who hovers over his or her children. Also: helicopter mother, helicopter mom, helicopter dad. Example Citations: Parents of millennials have been obsessive about ensuring the safety of their children, Howe said. When the first wave… …

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  • 3Helicopter AirStair — The Helicopter AirStair, designed in house at Hydro One Inc, Ontario, Canada, can be attached to a Eurocopter AS 350 B2 helicopter.It enables safe access to the top of high voltage transmission towers for power line technicians. These towers… …

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  • 4Helicopter flight controls — Location of flight controls in a helicopter A helicopter pilot manipulates the helicopter flight controls in order to achieve controlled aerodynamic flight.[1] The changes made to …

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  • 5helicopter — [hel′i käp΄tər] n. [Fr hélicoptère: see HELICO & PTERO ] a kind of vertical lift aircraft, capable of hovering or moving in any direction, having a motor driven, horizontal rotor vi., vt. to travel or convey by helicopter …

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  • 6Helicopter — For other uses, see Helicopter (disambiguation). Helicopter An LAPD Bell 206 …

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  • 7hovering in ground effect — A helicopter hovering at a height that is equal to or less than the span of its rotors. A helicopter can hover in ground effect at a higher density altitude than it can hover out of ground effect. A helicopter requires less power to hover in… …

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  • 8hovering ceiling — The highest altitude at which the helicopter is capable of hovering in the standard atmosphere. It usually is stated in two figures: hovering in ground effect and hovering out of ground effect. See helicopter performance …

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  • 9helicopter — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ air force, army, coastguard (BrE), Coast Guard (in the US), military, naval, police ▪ civilian, private …

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  • 10hovering ceiling — The highest altitude at which the helicopter is capable of hovering in standard atmosphere. It is usually stated in two figures: hovering in ground effect and hovering out of ground effect …

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