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Helicopters are capable of flight in what 5 manuevers?
Forward
backward
sideways
hover
vertical
The primary airfoil of the helicopter is ?
Main rotor
Unlike fixed wing , the main rotor produces both____ and _____.
Lift and thrust
The span of the rotor blade is the distance from ____ to _____.
Root to tip
The chord is the distance from _____ to ______.
Leading edge to trailing edge
The shape of the airfoil affects its________.
Flight characteristics
Many helicopters use a _______ airfoil
Symmetrical
The _______ airfoil has the same curvature top and bottom
Symmetrical
The ______ is the direction of the airflow with respect to the blade?
Relative wind
If the blade moves forward horizontally , the relative wind moves ______ horizontally
Backward
The rearward moving blade is the ______ blade
Retreating
The forward moving blade is the _____ blade
advancing
Relative wind can be affected by 4 things?
movement of the rotor blades
horizontal movements of the helicopter
flapping of the rotor blade
wind speed and direction
The pitch angle is the acute angle between the rotor blade ______ and the _____ plane
chord , reference
Movement of the _____ changes pitch angle
Collective
The pitch angle is often confused with ?
Angle of attack
The angle of attack is the acute angle between the _____ of the airfoil and the _______
chord , relative wind
The angle of attack is dependant on the _________ and the ______ angle
Relative wind , pitch angle
Lift is the force produced by the airfoil that is perpendicular to the ______ and that opposes _____
relative wind , gravity
The force that tends to resist the airfoils passage through the air?
Drag
Drag varies as a square of the________?
velocity
The _______ is an imaginary point where the result of all the aerodynamic forces of the airfoil are considered to be concentrated.
Center of pressure
Movement of the ______is common on most airfoils
Center of pressure
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113596
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Principles of flight rotary
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AME aircraft maintenance engineer helicopter
Updated
2011-11-01T06:21:53Z
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