tandem helicopter

  • 1tandem helicopter/rotorcraft — A rotorcraft configuration in which two rotors are located at each end of the fuselage. Both rotors are aligned in a longitudinal direction. The rear rotor is placed higher than the main rotor. See rotorcraft configuration …

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  • 2Tandem rotors — Tandem rotor (sometimes referred to as dual rotor) helicopters have two large horizontal rotor assemblies; a twin rotor system, instead of one main assembly and a smaller tail rotor.Single rotor helicopters need a tail rotor to neutralize the… …

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  • 3Helicopter 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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  • 4Helicopter 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 …

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  • 5Helicopter — For other uses, see Helicopter (disambiguation). Helicopter An LAPD Bell 206 …

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  • 6Helicopter — Sikorsky S 61 Sea King der Dänischen Marine Ein Hubschrauber (vor allem in der Schweiz auch: Helikopter, abgekürzt: Heli, zu griech. hélix, Gen. hélikos „Windung, Spirale und pterón „Flügel“; engl. helicopter) ist ein Luftfahrzeug, das durch… …

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  • 7helicopter — /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… …

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  • 8Helicopter Flight Rescue System — A rescue in progress. The Helicopter Flight Rescue System (HFRS), also known as Human External Transport (HETs), is a helicopter insertion and extraction tool which as under the Canadian Aviation Regulations (CARs) is authorized for use in Forest …

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  • 9Tandem-Konfiguration — Bristol Type 192 Belvedere der Royal Air Force, 1961 in Dienst gestellt. Als Tandem Konfiguration bezeichnet man bei Hubschraubern die Verwendung von zwei in der Regel gleich großen Hauptrotoren, bei denen sich durch gegenläufigen Drehsinn deren… …

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  • 10Helicopter — Hélicoptère  Pour le fruit en forme d aile tombant en spirale, voir Samare. Hélicoptère de secours E …

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