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Definition of Autorotation
1. Noun. The rotation of the blades of a helicopter driven solely by the action of ascending air ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Autorotation
1. [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Autorotation
Literary usage of Autorotation
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Basic Helicopter Handbook by DIANE Publishing Company (1995)
"FLARE autorotation A flare autorotation (fig. 77) enables the pilot to land a
helicopter at any speed between that resulting in little or no landing run, ..."
2. Transportation Expressions (1996) by Richard Feldman (1998)
"Low Level autorotation. Commences at an altitude well below the traffic pattern,
... 180 degrees autorotation. Initiated from a downwind heading and is ..."
3. Journalby Helicopter Association of Great Britain by Helicopter Association of Great Britain (1894)
"It is doubtful if change over from helicopter to autorotation can be accomplished
by aileron alone and if the mean setting for helicopter operation is to be ..."
4. Seven Firefights in Vietnam by John A. Cash (1985)
"autorotation was out; it would have required a last-minute hover, an impossibility
with the hydraulic system gone. By this time hydraulic fluid was spilling ..."
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