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tail rotor

NOUN
  1. rotor consisting of a rotating airfoil on the tail of a single-rotor helicopter; keeps the helicopter from spinning in the direction opposite to the rotation of the main rotor

How To Use tail rotor In A Sentence

  • Although a helicopter has a main blade, rotating at 500 rpm above it, and a tail rotor that acts as a rudder, it remains a completely unstable machine.
  • The single rotor helicopter with tail rotortype to become now the most common body - type helicopter.
  • For a conventional helicopter, the tail rotor is one of primary sources for helicopter noise.
  • Fig. 5.10 Lateral trim offset due to tail rotor.
  • This is inserted between the receiver and the tail rotor servo.
  • This paper presents the tail rotor failure patterns, handle methods and flight test methods of helicopter.
  • The Black Hawks were specially engineered to muffle the tail rotor and engine sound, two officials said. AP: Bin Laden raid was a one-time mission
  • He had Reacher and the gunner lean out to watch the very delicate tail rotor.
  • The tail rotor, for instance, had extra blades to make it quieter in the air, and was covered with a disc-shaped device sometimes referred to as a "hubcap. Thestar.com - Home Page
  • Tail rotor trim is variable and depends on many factors which are discussed elsewhere.
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