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Autorotation
| Autorotation | | | Autorotation: Automatic rotation of rotary blades from a helicopter in an unpowered glide or the forward movement of an autogyro. | | source: FAA Aerosense Glossary |
| | | Autorotation means a rotorcraft flight condition in which the lifting rotor is driven entirely by action of the air when the rotorcraft is in motion. | | source: FAA Federal Aviation Regulations (CFR 14 Part 1) |
| | | The condition of flight during which the main rotor is driven only by aerodynamic forces with no power from the engine. | | source: FAA Helicopter Flying Handbook (FAA-H-8083-21A) |
| | Autorotation: A rotorcraft flight condition in which the lifting rotor is driven entirely by action of the air when the rotorcraft is in motion. - Autorotative Landing/Touchdown Autorotation. Used by a pilot to indicate that the landing will be made without applying power to the rotor.
- Low Level Autorotation. Commences at an altitude well below the traffic pattern, usually below 100 feet AGL and is used primarily for tactical military training.
- 180 degrees Autorotation. Initiated from a downwind heading and is commenced well inside the normal traffic pattern. "Go around" may not be possible during the latter part of this maneuver.
| | source: FAA Pilot/Controller Glossary |
| | | A self sustaining rotational mode of a rotor wherein flight RPM is sustained from the air passing up though the rotor disk. For autorotation, the AOA of the rotor blades are reduced to near zero so that an unstalled condition exists on most of the rotor blade length. An inner portion of each rotor blade produces lift in a direction that tends to drive the rotor forward, and portions nearer the tips produce lift in a direction that tends to retard the rotor. The “driving” and “driven” forces exactly match at the operating RRPM and sustain rotation. Autorotation requires no power to the rotor and is the mode employed in gyroplane rotors to provide lift. Autorotation is utilized in helicopters when power to the rotor is lost. | | source: Glossary of Gyroplane Terms |
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