rotorcraft
Blade-spinning flyer
A rotorcraft is an aircraft that generates lift from rotating blades rather than fixed wings—helicopters, autogyros, and similar machines.
The term is technical, appearing mainly in aviation regulations and engineering contexts: rotorcraft pilot license, rotorcraft operations.
Rotary-wing aircraft
- autogyroRotorcraft with unpowered rotor
- tiltrotorAircraft with pivoting engines
- bladeFlat cutting edge
- liftMechanism for vertical transport
hover · vertical · flight · airframe · fuselage · cockpit · avionics · altitude
Emergency medical aircraft
- news helicopterAircraft for aerial journalism
- tourPlanned multi-destination journey
- sightseeingVisiting places of interest
- executiveSenior organizational leader
charter · offshore · oil rig · firefighting · search and rescue · police · traffic · agricultural
One who steers aircraft
- hoverRemain suspended midair
- takeoffDeparture or parody
- landingDescent's final moment
- maneuverDeliberate tactical movement
flight plan · clearance · airspace · VFR · IFR · instrument · training · license
Armed support aircraft
- ApacheSouthwestern indigenous nation
- Black HawkU.S. Army helicopter
- transportMoving things between places
- assaultViolent offensive act
medevac · reconnaissance · combat · sortie · deployment · extraction · airlift · troop
Sending of information
- gearboxEnclosed system of cogs
- turboshaftGas turbine driving shaft
- engineMachine producing motion
- drivetrainVehicle power transmission system
aerodynamics · vibration · maintenance · inspection · overhaul · component · hydraulics · autorotation
helicopter
Rotary-wing aircraft
- autogyroRotorcraft with unpowered rotor
- tiltrotorAircraft with pivoting engines
- bladeFlat cutting edge
lift · hover · vertical · flight · airframe · fuselage · cockpit · avionics · altitude · airspeed
air ambulance
Emergency medical aircraft
- news helicopterAircraft for aerial journalism
- tourPlanned multi-destination journey
- sightseeingVisiting places of interest
executive · charter · offshore · oil rig · firefighting · search and rescue · police · traffic · agricultural · crop dusting
pilot
One who steers aircraft
maneuver · flight plan · clearance · airspace · VFR · IFR · instrument · training · license · rating
gunship
Armed support aircraft
- ApacheSouthwestern indigenous nation
- Black HawkU.S. Army helicopter
- transportMoving things between places
assault · medevac · reconnaissance · combat · sortie · deployment · extraction · airlift · troop · armament
transmission
Sending of information
- gearboxEnclosed system of cogs
- turboshaftGas turbine driving shaft
- engineMachine producing motion
drivetrain · aerodynamics · vibration · maintenance · inspection · overhaul · component · hydraulics · autorotation · design
- aircraftairplane, airliner, airplanes, plane, biplane
- helicoptershelicopters, helicopter ride, chopper, copter, helo
- military aviationbombers, fighter jets, stealth, drones, Air Force
- pilot credentialspilot license, ATP, private pilot, commercial pilot, student pilot
- Scout Helicopters