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Bookmark or Share- Helicopter - Rotor, Flight, Design | Britannicahelicopter: rotor Parts of a helicopter rotor. Unlike fixed-wing aircraft, the helicopter’s main airfoil is the rotating blade assembly (rotor) mounted atop its fuselage on a hinged shaft (mast) connected with the vehicle’s engine and flight controls.
- 21 Types of Helicopters Explained (A Full Guide)Helicopters have the ability to fly at low altitudes, high altitudes and to operate with stealth. These abilities of the helicopter resulted in many models being developed specifically for observation, reconnaissance, and espionage roles, both for military and civilian use.
- Helicopter | Facts, History, & Types | BritannicaA helicopter is an aircraft with one or more power-driven horizontal propellers or rotors that enable it to take off and land vertically, to move in any direction, or to remain stationary in the air. Who designed the first helicopter capable of crewed free flight?
- Helicopter - WikipediaA helicopter is a type of rotorcraft in which lift and thrust are supplied by horizontally spinning rotors. This allows the helicopter to take off and land vertically, to hover, and to fly forward, backward and laterally.
- Helicopters | AirbusAirbus Helicopters is the world’s leading manufacturer of helicopters, offering the most comprehensive lineup of civilian and military helicopters in the world. A division of Airbus, Airbus Helicopters employs approximately 20,000 people worldwide.
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