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helicopter tail rotor

helicopter tail rotor

A small rotor at the tail of many helicopters that counters main-rotor torque and controls yaw.

All languages

English
helicopter tail rotor
Norwegian
halerotor
Japanese
ヘリコプターのテールローター — へりこぷたーのてーるろーたー — herikoputānotērurōtā
Korean
헬리콥터 테일 로터 — hellikopteo teil roteo
Spanish
rotor de cola del helicóptero
French
rotor de queue d'hélicoptère
German
Heckrotor

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