helicopterlike
Resembling a chopper
Resembling or characteristic of a helicopter, typically in having rotating blades or the ability to hover: The helicopterlike drone rose straight up from the lawn.
The word usually describes aircraft, toys, or seeds that spin as they fall.
Rotorcraft or cleaver
- whirlybirdInformal term for helicopter
- gyrocopterRotorcraft with unpowered rotor
- autogyroRotorcraft with unpowered rotor
- rotorcraftAircraft lifted by blades
gyroplane · quadcopter · drone · tiltrotor · counter-rotating · tail rotor · turboshaft · VTOL
Sharp flat cutting parts
- rotorSpinning mechanical assembly
- collective pitchUniform rotor blade angle
- rotor washAir displaced by blades
- downdraftDescending air current
spinning · rotation · whirring · chopping · thwapping · beating
Ascent without forward motion
- vertical landingDescent ending perpendicular
- ascendMove upward
- descendMove to lower position
- bankPlace holding deposits
yaw · pitch · maneuver · agility · aerial survey · air ambulance · medevac · search and rescue
Remain suspended midair
- levitateFloat in air
- floatBuoyant object or vehicle
- suspendHalt or hang temporarily
- airborneTraveling through air
aloft · hang · drift · hovercraft · vertical lift · midair · zero-gravity · anti-gravity
chopper
Rotorcraft or cleaver
- whirlybirdInformal term for helicopter
- gyrocopterRotorcraft with unpowered rotor
- autogyroRotorcraft with unpowered rotor
rotorcraft · gyroplane · quadcopter · drone · tiltrotor · counter-rotating · tail rotor · turboshaft · VTOL · airframe
blades
Sharp flat cutting parts
- rotorSpinning mechanical assembly
- collective pitchUniform rotor blade angle
- rotor washAir displaced by blades
downdraft · spinning · rotation · whirring · chopping · thwapping · beating
vertical takeoff
Ascent without forward motion
- vertical landingDescent ending perpendicular
- ascendMove upward
- descendMove to lower position
bank · yaw · pitch · maneuver · agility · aerial survey · air ambulance · medevac · search and rescue
hover
Remain suspended midair
airborne · aloft · hang · drift · hovercraft · vertical lift · midair · zero-gravity · anti-gravity · buoyancy