Usage of "tail rotor"

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.

Veure'n més

anti-torque rotor

Ús de tail rotor en anglès

He used a war-surplus Nieuport 23 biplane fighter with a tilting tail rotor. 
 Wired 

The next sparked against his tail rotor, blowing it to bits. 
 Monster Hunter Vendetta 

Its tail rotor splintered after being, hit by a large bird, possibly a goose. 
 The Irish Times 

It was made by the tail rotor in the bomb. 
 Acts of faith 

Taggart had time only to rear the helicopter back on its tail rotor and pray. 
 Stinger 

The most fragile parts are the tail rotor and cellophane-ey wings, but spares accompany the model. 
 Wired 

The monsoon bucket swung up and backward, and the bucket line damaged the tail rotor assembly. 
 Radio NZ 

Not bad considering the tail rotor was gone. 
 Monster Hunter Vendetta 

I stood aft, a safe distance from the tail rotor, and the Gunny held the forward position. 
 Beyond exile: day by day armageddon 

The drive shaft was completely severed, the report found, cutting off power to the tail rotor gearbox. 
 The Irish Times 

The X3 also lacks a tail rotor. 
 Wired 

Desperate Nepalis are mobbing relief helicopters, with one man running into a tail rotor and being killed. 
 Radio NZ 

The first landed safely but the tail rotor of the second helicopter hit the parked helicopter's main rotor. 
 Radio NZ 

Evidence indicates that the rotor blades and Fenestron tail rotor were not rotating at the moment of impact. 
 The Guardian 

The second aircraft lost its tail rotor and began spinning uncontrollably around the sky, crashing about 70m away. 
 Radio NZ 

The report focuses on a "castellated nut" that secures the control shaft in the tail rotor. 
 The Guardian 

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Significats de tail rotor en anglès