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Rotorcraft
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- A heavier-than-air aircraft that depends principally for its support in flight on the lift generated by one or more rotors. includes helicopters and gyroplanes.
- Винтокрылый ла; вертолет
- An aircraft that derives its lift from rotating lifting surfaces (usually called blades)
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Sailplane, английский
- An unpowered, soaring aircraft capable of maintaining level flight for long periods of time after release from tow and of gaining altitude using wind currents, as opposed to a glider.
- A rotatable, horizontal control surface, located on a submarine’s sail and used to help it rise or dive.
- An unpowered fixed-wing heavier-than-air craft. (also glider)
Rotary engine, английский
A powerplant that rotates on a stationary propeller shaft. an american invention by adams-farwell co (1896), it was first used for buses and trucks in the us (1903), then copied by french engineers for early aircraft engines (1914).
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