articulated rotor
11Air & Space 18A — Infobox Aircraft name=Air Space 18A caption= type=Autogyro manufacturer=Air and Space Manufacturing, Inc. developer=Raymond E. Umbaugh designer=Gilbert Devore first flight=1964 introduced=1965 retired= status=Out of production primary user= more… …
12flap restrainers — The restraining devices on the rotor hub that prevent the rotor blades from flapping at too high an angle when the blades are stopped or rotating slowly. Droop and flap restrainers in articulated rotor heads …
13ground resonance — A resonance that manifests itself as a violent rocking of the helicopter when it is on the ground. This phenomenon is most evident when the helicopter is on hard surfaces that do not absorb vibration. It is caused by the resonance between the… …
14Ground resonance — Ground resonance, in fully articulated multi bladed helicopters, is a hazardous condition during touchdown or at other times when the helicopter is running while sitting on the ground. A series of shocks to the landing gear can pass through to… …
15helicopter — /hel i kop teuhr, hee li /, n. 1. any of a class of heavier than air craft that are lifted and sustained in the air horizontally by rotating wings or blades turning on vertical axes through power supplied by an engine. v.i. 2. to fly in a… …
16Tiltrotor — The Bell Boeing V 22 Osprey …
17AH-1Z Viper — For an overview of the whole Huey family of aircraft see Bell Huey Infobox Aircraft name = AH 1Z Viper caption= An USMC AH 1Z Viper undergoing testing at NAS Patuxent River type = Attack helicopter national origin = United States manufacturer =… …
18Schweizer 300 — Infobox Aircraft name=Hughes/Schweizer 300 series caption=Schweizer 300CB type=Light utility and trainer helicopter manufacturer= Hughes Helicopters Schweizer Aircraft Corporation first flight= introduced= 1964 retired= status= In production… …
19Disc brake — Close up of a disc brake on a car On automobiles, disc brakes are often located with …
20locomotive — locomotively, adv. locomotiveness, locomotivity, n. /loh keuh moh tiv/, n. 1. a self propelled, vehicular engine, powered by steam, a diesel, or electricity, for pulling or, sometimes, pushing a train or individual railroad cars. 2. an organized… …
