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Liberal In Texas

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7. No. Not an airplane or plane, a helicopter and they're rotors not propellers.

Reply to Chainfire (Reply #5)

Mon Feb 19, 2024, 06:54 PM

Feb 2024

plane
1a: to fly while keeping the wings motionless
b: to skim across the surface of the water
2: to travel by airplane

A helicopters airfoils are rotors and when they rotate they create lift.

Drives me crazy when people call helicopters planes.

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I am sorry that it bugs you, it must make life difficult. Chainfire Feb 2024 #8

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