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Meanings of tail rotor in English
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.
See moreUsage of tail rotor in English
1
He used a war-surplus Nieuport 23 biplane fighter with a tilting tail rotor.
2
The next sparked against his tail rotor, blowing it to bits.
3
Its tail rotor splintered after being, hit by a large bird, possibly a goose.
4
It was made by the tail rotor in the bomb.
5
Taggart had time only to rear the helicopter back on its tail rotor and pray.
6
The most fragile parts are the tail rotor and cellophane-ey wings, but spares accompany the model.
7
The monsoon bucket swung up and backward, and the bucket line damaged the tail rotor assembly.
8
Not bad considering the tail rotor was gone.
9
I stood aft, a safe distance from the tail rotor, and the Gunny held the forward position.
10
The drive shaft was completely severed, the report found, cutting off power to the tail rotor gearbox.
11
The X3 also lacks a tail rotor.
12
Desperate Nepalis are mobbing relief helicopters, with one man running into a tail rotor and being killed.
13
The first landed safely but the tail rotor of the second helicopter hit the parked helicopter's main rotor.
14
Evidence indicates that the rotor blades and Fenestron tail rotor were not rotating at the moment of impact.
15
The second aircraft lost its tail rotor and began spinning uncontrollably around the sky, crashing about 70m away.
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The report focuses on a "castellated nut" that secures the control shaft in the tail rotor.