rotor blade
nounAeronautics.
one airfoil of the rotor of a rotary-wing aircraft.
Origin of rotor blade
1First recorded in 1930–35
Words Nearby rotor blade
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How to use rotor blade in a sentence
The flight had been delayed for a little more than a week when a test of the rotor blades showed problems.
Ingenuity helicopter makes history by flying on Mars | Lisa Grossman | April 20, 2021 | Science News For StudentsOn April 8 and 9, Ingenuity unfolded its rotor blades and tested their ability to spin.
Ingenuity helicopter makes history by flying on Mars | Lisa Grossman | April 20, 2021 | Science News For StudentsIn the wee hours on April 19, the helicopter spun its rotor blades and ascended into the thin Martian air.
Ingenuity helicopter makes history by flying on Mars | Lisa Grossman | April 20, 2021 | Science News For StudentsOn April 8 and 9, Ingenuity unfolded its rotor blades and tested their ability to spin in preparation to take to the air.
NASA’s Ingenuity helicopter made history by flying on Mars | Lisa Grossman | April 19, 2021 | Science NewsAfter trouble-shooting the software problem and retesting the rotor blades April 16, the flight got a green light for April 19.
NASA’s Ingenuity helicopter made history by flying on Mars | Lisa Grossman | April 19, 2021 | Science News
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