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A helicopter is a type of rotorcraft in which lift and thrust are supplied by rotors. This allows the helicopter to take off and land vertically, to hover, and to fly forward, backward, and laterally. These attributes allow helicopters to be used in congested or isolated areas where fixed-wing aircraft would usually not be able to take off or land.
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Why do some helicopters have the tail rotor mounted higher than the tailboom?
Why do some helicopters have the tail rotor mounted high above the tailboom, whereas others have it at the end of the tail boom?
Above the tailboom:
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At the end of the tailboom:
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Helicopters with landing skids, no wheels; How are they taken in and out of a hangar?
I'm sure many helicopters also need/use Hangars frequently. How do you take them to a hangar and take them out of it without wheels?
Specially when they have to be taken indoors for some maintenance …
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Is a helicopter ride unsafe for young children?
Recently we were in London and noticed how so many helicopter rides were there. … The London Helicopter
Minimum age: 4 (under 16s must be accompanied by a paying adult)
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Do the wheels of taxi-capable helicopters have power?
There are many big helicopters which seem to taxi just as good as any fixed wing aircraft, for example CH-47.
Do their landing gear wheels have power or they also taxi using thrust like their fixed w …
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