rotorhead

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rotorhead

n. a helicopter pilot or member of a helicopter crew. (Military. Also a term of address.) Radio those rotorheads and tell them to get back to the base, now!

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Aside from jet engine and APU applications, Saint-Gobain Seals has been providing engineered solutions to other aerospace applications for over 50 years, building their customers' confidence in their product lines over lifetime: related accessories such as bleed air, thrust reverser track liner, fuel and lubrication systems as well as wing deicing devices, flight actuation systems, landing gears, helicopter gearboxes and rotorhead as well as launch vehicles fuel systems.

Saint-Gobain Seals to Showcase High Temperature Sealing and Polymer Solutions at Paris Air Show, Highlighting Critical Parts for Jet Engines and APUs

The Rotorhead features an overall length of 9 11/16 inches and a blade length of 4.

Hundreds of new products launch new business year

The work features installation of new glass cockpits and avionics, a folding main rotorhead and tail, and better undercarriage.

United Kingdom : AGUSTAWESTLAND secures $1.2B BRITISH military work

Removing this component also requires the removal of the rotorhead hub.

Rotor head heroes

So, for example, if a pilot was about to overstress the rotorhead, a tactile cue would be sent to the stick to stop the pilot from yanking it too hard.

Hands-on flying: new cockpit control sticks give pilots a better feel for an aircraft without the need for mechanical linkages

Next, gear adrift can easily become FOD--especially in a helicopter where you open a door under a turning rotorhead.

I Get It--You're in a Hurry

The company specializes in the manufacture and overhaul of flight critical rotorhead components and also manufactures structural components and assemblies for both fixed and rotary wing aircraft.

GenMech Aerospace Acquired; Alderman & Company Advises on Transaction

In addition to the Meldin[R] 5330 material being installed in landing gear, their OmniSeal[R] spring-energized seals have been qualified as a sealing solution in various sections of the rotorhead in military helicopters and their Meldin[R] 7001 polyimide material and OmniSeal[R] seal combine to form OmniGasket[TM], a high-performance gasket used as a flanged sealing component on aircraft wing slats and their deicing telescopic duct system.

Saint-Gobain Seals' Meldin[R] 5330 Landing Gear Bearings and Sliding Rings Touch Down in Helicopter Flight Test Program

GBA has previously built and flown two prototype aircraft utilizing patented rotorhead technology.

Gyroplane Sustains Flight Test Mishap

com)-- Saint-Gobain Seals' OmniSeal[R] spring-energized seals have been qualified as a sealing solution in various sections of rotorhead in military helicopters.

Saint-Gobain Seals' OmniSeal[R] Spring-Energized Seals Have Been Qualified in Helicopter Rotorhead Applications

The work will involve fitting new glass cockpits and avionics, a folding main rotorhead and tail, and an improved undercarriage.

United Kingdom : Helicopter investment secures 1,000 UK jobs

Modeled on the autogyros of the 1930's but with advanced 1990's design and performance, the GBA Hawks incorporate patented rotorhead technology making them capable of fulfilling ninety percent of the jobs of a helicopter at a fraction of the operating cost.

Gyroplane achieves successful vertical takeoff

Modeled on the autogyros of the 1930's but incorporating significantly advanced 1990's design and performance, the GBA Hawks incorporate patented rotorhead technology making them capable of fulfilling ninety percent of the jobs of a helicopter at a fraction of the cost.

Groen Brothers Aviation accepts major investment

GBA has been awarded American and international patents covering the Hawk's variable pitch rotorhead, and in September 1996 the company announced an order for 200 Hawk III gyroplanes (the production designation for the H2X) from China's Shanghai Energy and Chemical Co.