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- Sinônimos
- hovering
- hovering flight
- Definição1
- A flight by a helicopter in which no movement relative to the ground takes place. The helicopter may in fact have some velocity to counter the effect of the wind.
- Fonte1
- KUMAR, Bharat (ed.). An illustrated dictionary of aviation. New York: McGraw-Hill, c2005. 752 p.
- Definição2
- The ability of a helicopter to sustain flight with no movement in relation to the ground.
- Fonte2
- SCHAFER, Joe. Helicopter maintenance. Englewood: Jeppesen Sanderson, Inc., c2007. viii, 343 p.
- Fonte3
- FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION. Rotorcraft flying handbook (FAA-H-8083-21). Washington, DC: FAA, 2000. Disponível em: http://www.faa.gov/library/manuals/aircraft/media/faa-h-8083 -21.pdf. Acesso em: 10 fev. 2012.
- Contexto
- To maintain a hover at a constant altitude, enough lift and thrust must be generated to equal the weight of the helicopter and the drag produced by the rotor blades.
- Subárea
- Rotorcraft
- Related Term
- hover taxi
- Spanish
- vuelo estacionario