Glossary
Aeronautical: The science of travel through the air
Auto-gyro: (auto-giro)- a form of aircraft with freely rotating horizontal vanes and a propeller.
Auxiliary: Providing supplementary or additional help and support.
Helicopter: (Helicopter is from the French word hélicoptère. Hélicoptère it self is from Helix=twisted/curve in Greek and pteron= wing.) A helicopter, also called a rotary-wing aircraft, may be defined as any flying machine that utilizes rotating wings to provide lift, propulsion, and control forces that enable the aircraft to rise vertically and hover above the ground.
Torque: effect produced by a single rotor to force the fuselage to rotate in a direction opposite from the main rotor.
Auto-gyro: (auto-giro)- a form of aircraft with freely rotating horizontal vanes and a propeller.
Auxiliary: Providing supplementary or additional help and support.
Helicopter: (Helicopter is from the French word hélicoptère. Hélicoptère it self is from Helix=twisted/curve in Greek and pteron= wing.) A helicopter, also called a rotary-wing aircraft, may be defined as any flying machine that utilizes rotating wings to provide lift, propulsion, and control forces that enable the aircraft to rise vertically and hover above the ground.
Torque: effect produced by a single rotor to force the fuselage to rotate in a direction opposite from the main rotor.