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alpha hinge

alpha hinge noun: on rotorcraft, a hinge perpendicular to the plane of rotor rotation about which the blades trail or lag.

alpha hinge: on rotorcraft, a hinge perpendicular to the plane of rotor rotation about which the blades trail or...
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Noun

alpha hinge (plural alpha hinges)

  1. On rotorcraft, a hinge perpendicular to the plane of rotor rotation about which the blades trail or lag.
    • Similarly, as a blade with an alpha hinge lags through an angle §, ...1953, Daniel Otto Dommasch, Elements of Propeller and Helicopter Aerodynamics, page 129
    • When rotor goes to autorotation, an inclined alpha hinge provides automatic change of blade pitch to three degrees as the shaft stops rotating.1958, Aviation Week and Space Technology - Volume 69, page 226

Forms of alpha hinge

pluralalpha hinges

Questions about alpha hinge

What does alpha hinge mean?
Alpha hinge means on rotorcraft, a hinge perpendicular to the plane of rotor rotation about which the blades trail or lag.
What part of speech is alpha hinge?
Alpha hinge is a noun.
What is the plural of alpha hinge?
The plural of alpha hinge is alpha hinges.

Words near alpha hinge in the dictionary

  1. alpha globins
  2. alpha helices
  3. alpha helix
  4. alpha helixes
  5. Alpha Herculis
  6. alpha hinge
  7. alpha hinges
  8. Alpha Hydrae
  9. alpha iron
  10. alpha layer
  11. alpha layers

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