Betekenis van:
tail rotor

tail rotor
Zelfstandig naamwoord
  • staartschroef
  • 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

Synoniemen

Hyperoniemen


Voorbeeldzinnen

  1. Italy indicated that the specific features of the A109 X — the main five-blade rotor, the antitorque rotor integrated into the tail boom, and the reducer with face gears — were not present in any other product made by Agusta.
  2. Italy was able to demonstrate that the A109 X was a project totally different from the A109 D/E/F, A109 Power and A119 Koala. The main technological differences related to the five-blade rotor, the tail rotor, and the transmission using face gears.