A helicopter is an aircraft that is lifted and propelled by one or more powered rotating wings called rotors. This allows them to operate from small landing sites.
A helicopter is an aircraft that is lifted and propelled by one or more powered rotating wings called rotors. This allows them to operate from small landing sites.
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AirSpace Season 8, Ep. 8: An Eye from Above
January 11, 2024
Flying the Martian Skies
December 14, 2023
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December 21, 2022
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June 23, 2022
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March 22, 2022
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Pioneering Rotorcraft – From Autogiro to the Helicopter
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Story Time: Yellow Copter
National Air and Space Museum in Washington, DC
Thursdays in June 2024 at 11:00 am
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Story Time: Yellow Copter
National Air and Space Museum in Washington, DC
Thursdays in June 2024 at 11:00 am
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Story Time: Yellow Copter
National Air and Space Museum in Washington, DC
Thursdays in June 2024 at 11:00 am
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Thomas W. Haas We All Fly
National Air and Space Museum in Washington, DC
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Vertical Flight
Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center in Chantilly, VA
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STEM in 30: Copters, Choppers and the Phrog: The Science of Vertical Flight
This episode of STEM in 30 explores helicopters: their design, how they work, and the functions they play in our society.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=miPv4Xo9jcs
Grade 6, Grade 7, Grade 8
Helicopters
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STEM in 30: Copters; Choppers and the Phrog: The Science of Vertical Flight
This episode of STEM in 30 explores helicopters: their design; how they work; and the functions they play in our society.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=miPv4Xo9jcs
Grade 6, Grade 7, Grade 8
Helicopters
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What’s New in Aerospace: Far Out Vehicles (Uber)
Nikhil Goel from Uber Elevate and Dr. Roger Connor, curator in the aeronautics department at the National Air and Space Museum. Learn all about how you might get from place to place in the future.
https://youtu.be/EQ6QnYLYLqY
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