Tip jet
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tip-jet-190-662113
title:
Tip jet
text:
A tip jet is a jet nozzle at the tip of some helicopter rotor blades, used to spin the rotor, much like a Catherine wheel firework. Tip jets replace the normal shaft drive and have the advantage of placing no torque on the airframe, thus not requiring the presence of a tail rotor. Some simple monocopters are composed of nothing but a single blade with a tip rocket. Tip jets can use compressed air, provided by a separate engine, to create jet thrust. Other types use a system that functions simila
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wiki
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encyclopedia
description:
Jet nozzle at the tip of some helicopter rotor blades
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tip_jet
date created:
2006-02-05T17:11:44Z
date modified:
2024-09-09T14:09:55Z
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{"content_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/c8/Hiller_YH-32_Hornet.jpg","width":800,"height":600}
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13
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