copter
Hovering aircraft, abbreviated
Copter is an informal shortening of helicopter: The copter circled overhead before landing.
It appears in compounds like news copter and police copter.
The clipped form strips away the Greek roots (helix + pteron, spiral wing) but keeps the image of rotating blades.
Rotorcraft or cleaver
- autogyroRotorcraft with unpowered rotor
- whirlybirdInformal term for helicopter
- rotorcraftAircraft lifted by blades
- gunshipArmed support aircraft
medevac · Apache · airframe · fuselage · cockpit · canopy · skids · turboshaft
Remain suspended midair
- liftMechanism for vertical transport
- altitudeMeasured height above reference
- airspeedAircraft's atmospheric velocity
- takeoffDeparture or parody
landing · ascent · descent · banking · yaw · autorotation · flare · touchdown
Sharp flat cutting parts
- rotationTurning on an axis
- spinRapid rotation around axis
- pitchFrequency of sound
- collectiveJointly organized group
cyclic · hub · downwash · torque · RPM · autorotation · feathering · flapping
Emergency air transport injured
- SAREmergency location efforts
- evacuationRemoval from danger
- hoistRaise with tackle
- winchDrum-and-cable lifting mechanism
stretcher · paramedic · survivor · extraction · airlift · spotlight
Emergency transport by plane
- cargoTransported goods
- underslungMounted beneath something
- helipadRotorcraft touchdown area
- heliportLanding area for rotorcraft
Armed support aircraft
- ApacheSouthwestern indigenous nation
- reconnaissanceInformation-gathering before action
- extractionAct of removing
- missileSelf-guided airborne weapon
countermeasures · stealth · combat · sortie · formation
chopper
Rotorcraft or cleaver
- autogyroRotorcraft with unpowered rotor
- whirlybirdInformal term for helicopter
- rotorcraftAircraft lifted by blades
gunship · medevac · Apache · airframe · fuselage · cockpit · canopy · skids · turboshaft · avionics
hover
Remain suspended midair
- liftMechanism for vertical transport
- altitudeMeasured height above reference
- airspeedAircraft's atmospheric velocity
takeoff · landing · ascent · descent · banking · yaw · autorotation · flare · touchdown · approach
blades
Sharp flat cutting parts
collective · cyclic · hub · downwash · torque · RPM · autorotation · feathering · flapping
medevac
Emergency air transport injured
- SAREmergency location efforts
- evacuationRemoval from danger
- hoistRaise with tackle
winch · stretcher · paramedic · survivor · extraction · airlift · spotlight
airlift
Emergency transport by plane
- cargoTransported goods
- underslungMounted beneath something
- helipadRotorcraft touchdown area
heliport · shuttle · heli-skiing · deployment
gunship
Armed support aircraft
- ApacheSouthwestern indigenous nation
- reconnaissanceInformation-gathering before action
- extractionAct of removing
missile · countermeasures · stealth · combat · sortie · formation
aviator
One who pilots aircraft
collective · cyclic · pedals · instruments · altimeter · attitude · preflight · logbook · rating · certification
- helicopterschopper, rotorcraft, helo, medevac, air ambulance