tip-path plane
1tip-path plane — The path described by the helicopter blade tips during their rotation. This is at right angles to the axis of the rotation. Normally, the shaft axis and the axis of rotation coincide. However, this may not always be the case since the rotor disc… …
2tip path — The circular path described by the tips of the rotor blades. See tip path plane …
3plane of rotation — The plane in which a propeller or a helicopter rotor rotates. It is perpendicular to the crankshaft or the rotorshaft. In the case of a helicopter rotor, it is the same as a tip path plane …
42006 New York City plane crash — The Belaire building after the f …
5Long Path — Infobox Hiking trail Name=Long Path Photo=Long Path sign.jpg Caption=Long Path mileage sign in Palisades Interstate Park Location=New Jersey and New York, United States Length=347.25mi; 559km Start/End Points=Fort Lee, New Jersey Indian Ladder… …
6helicopter — /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… …
7Hook’s joint effect — The movement of a rotor blade to reposition itself relative to the other blades when a cyclic stick is applied. This situation arises when the plane of the rotor disc and the drive shaft are not normal to each other. In I and II, the helicopter… …
8Fairey 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… …
9Helicopter 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 …
10rotor disc — The area contained within the tip path plane (i.e., the path described by the blade tips during their rotation) …
