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| Term: |
HELICOPTER |
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| Meaning: | A heavier-than-air aircraft supported in flight chiefly by the reactions of the air on one or more power-driven rotors on substantially vertical axes. |
| Previous Term: | HEIGHT ABOVE TOUCHDOWN (HAT) |
| Next Term: | HELIPAD |