Helicopters
This is what we call a flying machine that can hover in place?
What is a helicopter?
These long spinning blades lift the helicopter.
What are rotor blades?
Helicopters fly because their blades create this upward force.
What is lift?
These helicopters help put out fires from the air?
What are firefighting helicopters?
This branch of the military uses helicopters to carry soldiers?
What is the ARMY?
Helicopters take off straight up instead of using this long path?
What is a runway?
This small spinning part at the back keeps the helicopter from spinning around?
What is the tail rotor?
What is down?
These helicopters help doctors reach people quickly in emergencies?
What are medical helicopters?
This animal inspired early helicopter designs because it can hover.
What is a hummingbird?
This part on top spins and lets the helicopter fly?
What is the rotor?
This is the "body" of the helicopter where people sit?
What is the fuselage?
Helicopters can move forwrd when the pilot tilts this main control stick?
What is cyclic?
These helicopters search for missing people?
What are search and rescue helicopters?
This country invented the first practical helicopter.
What is the United States?
Helicopters can land in very small spaces because they can do this in the air?
What is hovering?
The pilot controls the helicopter using these two main controls: the cyclic and the______
What is the collective?
Helicopters stay balanced because this rotor in the back counters the spinning of the main rotor.
What is the tail rotor?
These helicopters lift heavy loads, like logs or equipment?
What are cargo or heavy-lift helicopters?
Helicopters can fly backwards, sideways, and straight up because they dont have these fixed flying parts.
What are wings?
This vehicle is often used to rescue people in hard-to-reach places?
What is a rescue helicopter?
These help the helicopter land smoothly on snow or uneven ground.
What are landing skids?
When a helicopter loses engine power, it can still land safely using this glide-like process?
What is autorotation?
These helicopters film movies or news from the sky.
What are news helicopters?
This place on Earth has the highest helicopter landing ever recorded.
What is Mount Everest?