Helicopters
Parts of a Helicopter
How Helicopters Work
Helicopter Jobs
Famous Helicopters & Fun Facts
100

This is what we call a flying machine that can hover in place?

What is a helicopter?

100

These long spinning blades lift the helicopter.

What are rotor blades?

100

Helicopters fly because their blades create this upward force.

What is lift?

100

These helicopters help put out fires from the air?

What are firefighting helicopters?

100

This branch of the military uses helicopters to carry soldiers?

What is the ARMY?

200

Helicopters take off straight up instead of using this long path?

What is a runway?

200

This small spinning part at the back keeps the helicopter from spinning around?

What is the tail rotor?

200
When a helicopter's blades spin, they push air _____

What is down?

200

These helicopters help doctors reach people quickly in emergencies?

What are medical helicopters?

200

This animal inspired early helicopter designs because it can hover.

What is a hummingbird?

300

This part on top spins and lets the helicopter fly?

What is the rotor?

300

This is the "body" of the helicopter where people sit?

What is the fuselage?

300

Helicopters can move forwrd when the pilot tilts this main control stick?

What is cyclic?

300

These helicopters search for missing people?

What are search and rescue helicopters?

300

This country invented the first practical helicopter.

What is the United States?

400

Helicopters can land in very small spaces because they can do this in the air?

What is hovering?

400

The pilot controls the helicopter using these two main controls: the cyclic and the______

What is the collective?

400

Helicopters stay balanced because this rotor in the back counters the spinning of the main rotor.

What is the tail rotor?

400

These helicopters lift heavy loads, like logs or equipment?

What are cargo or heavy-lift helicopters?

400

Helicopters can fly backwards, sideways, and straight up because they dont have these fixed flying parts.

What are wings?

500

This vehicle is often used to rescue people in hard-to-reach places?

What is a rescue helicopter?

500

These help the helicopter land smoothly on snow or uneven ground.

What are landing skids?

500

When a helicopter loses engine power, it can still land safely using this glide-like process?

What is autorotation?

500

These helicopters film movies or news from the sky.

What are news helicopters?

500

This place on Earth has the highest helicopter landing ever recorded.

What is Mount Everest?

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