Aviation dictionary. 2014.
Helicopter 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 … Wikipedia
teetering rotor — An arrangement in which a pair of rotor blades are joined at the hub, which is free to move in a flapping sense, with the flapping hinge line lying on the rotor axis. Also called a seesaw rotor … Aviation dictionary
semirigid rotor — A rotor system in which the blades are fixed to the hub, generally by a teetering or seesaw hinge, allowing the blades to flap and feather but not lead lag or drag. See also rotor system tubes. Two views of semi rigid rotor … Aviation dictionary
T-Rex (RC helicopter) — The T Rex is an electric powered radio controlled helicopter model produced by Align. Since the initial release of the helicopter several years ago, Align has produced several variants of its T Rex 450 and T Rex 600 models. T Rex 450 The T Rex… … Wikipedia
List of MythBusters episodes — This is the episode list of the popular science television series MythBusters which airs on Discovery Channel. There is no consistent system for organizing MythBusters episodes into seasons. The show does not follow a typical calendar of on and… … Wikipedia
Diatomic molecule — A periodic table showing the elements that form diatomic molecules … Wikipedia
carousel — Synonyms and related words: Ferris wheel, Highland games, Olympiad, Olympic games, chute the chutes, chutes, disk, field day, flying horses, games, gymkhana, meet, merry go round, rally, regatta, roller, roller coaster, rolling stone, rotator,… … Moby Thesaurus
merry-go-round — Synonyms and related words: Ferris wheel, carousel, chute the chutes, chutes, disk, flying horses, mad round, roller, roller coaster, rolling stone, rotator, rotor, round of pleasure, roundabout, rundle, seesaw, swing, teeter totter, the dizzy… … Moby Thesaurus
roundabout — Synonyms and related words: Byzantine, Ferris wheel, O shaped, ambages, ambagious, ambient, anfractuous, apparent, backhanded, balled up, bypass, carousel, chubby, chute the chutes, chutes, circling, circuit, circuitous, circular, circumambages,… … Moby Thesaurus
whirligig — Synonyms and related words: April showers, Ferris wheel, Proteus, carousel, chameleon, chute the chutes, chutes, cloud shapes, disk, flying horses, gyrate, gyre, kaleidoscope, mercury, merry go round, moon, pirouette, purl, quicksilver, roller,… … Moby Thesaurus
