rotor-driven
1Rotor Ship — A Rotor ship, also known as a Flettner ship, is a ship designed to use the Magnus effect for propulsion. The Magnus effect is a force acting on a spinning body in a moving airstream, which acts perpendicularly to the direction of the airstream.… …
2jet rotor — A helicopter rotor driven by jet engines mounted on the blades. Also called tip jets …
3Helicopter 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 …
4Savonius-Rotor — Originalzeichnung von Sigurd Savonius zur Potentialströmung des stillstehenden Rotors …
5Canard Rotor/Wing — The Canard Rotor Wing (CRW) is a class of VTOL aircraft capable of both fixed wing and rotary wing flight. For vertical take off, hovering, low speed flight, and vertical landing, the main airfoil is spun like a helicopter s rotor by directing… …
6dual-rotor system — A system of helicopter rotors in which there are two counter rotating rotors driven by coaxial drive shafts …
7Ventricular assist device — Graphic describing a Left Ventricular Assist Device (LVAD). The device pumps blood from the left ventricle to the aorta. A Ventricular assist device, or VAD, is a mechanical circulatory device that is used to partially or completely replace the… …
8Gyrodyne — This article is about a class of rotorcraft. For the company bearing the name, see Gyrodyne Company of America. Gyrodyne …
9Fairey FB-1 Gyrodyne — infobox Aircraft name = FB 1 Gyrodyne type = Gyrodyne manufacturer = Fairey caption = The Fairey FB 1 Gyrodyne prototype in test first flight = 4 December 1947 designer= Dr. J.A.J. Bennett introduced = retired = Cancelled 1949 status = primary… …
10Backpack helicopter — A backpack helicopter is a helicopter motor and rotor and controls assembly that can be strapped to a person s back, so that he can walk about on the ground wearing it, and can use it to fly. Its harness, like a parachute harness, should have a… …
