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- noun The
rotation of theblades of ahelicopter driven solely by the action ofascending air
Etymologies
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Examples
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Some skeptics have attacked the design of the plane because they feel it is too slow in descent, lacks maneuverability, kicks up too much dust and should have been delayed until designers mastered the idea of "autorotation" - which would keep the rotors spinning even if both engines are taken out.
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Some skeptics have attacked the design of the plane because they feel it is too slow in descent, lacks maneuverability, kicks up too much dust and should have been delayed until designers mastered the idea of "autorotation" - which would keep the rotors spinning even if both engines are taken out.
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Some skeptics have attacked the design of the plane because they feel it is too slow in descent, lacks maneuverability, kicks up too much dust and should have been delayed until designers mastered the idea of "autorotation" - which would keep the rotors spinning even if both engines are taken out.
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The investigation team was satisfied the helicopter was engaged in a training exercise involving a procedure known as autorotation to a low level when the crash occurred.
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Investigators are also probing the possibility that the chopper may have been practising autorotation, which is a training manoeuvre on how to land the aircraft safely in the event of engine failure.
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"autorotation" turns slowly, allowing for a controlled vertical descent.
Slate Magazine 2009
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"autorotation" turns slowly, allowing for a controlled vertical descent.
Slate Magazine 2009
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The U.S. armed forces lost thousands of helicopters during the Vietnam War, but Rivolo believed autorotation had saved many as well.
The Dream Machine Richard Whittle 2010
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That year, he and chief Osprey test pilot Tom Macdonald argued the autorotation issue raucously in front of the chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, Representative Duncan Hunter, a California Republican with a son in the Marine Corps.
The Dream Machine Richard Whittle 2010
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And in autorotation, most autorotations end badly because the pilot, at the bottom, enters vortex ring state.
The Dream Machine Richard Whittle 2010
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