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What is a rotor?

What is a rotor? Here are some definitions.

Noun
  1. A rotating part of a mechanical device, for example in an electric motor, generator, alternator or pump.
  2. The wing of a helicopter or similar aircraft.
  3. A quantity having magnitude, direction, and position.
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You'll hear your rotor speeding up and slowing down, and the roar of missiles as they fly by you.
A helicopter rotor operates in several different states and speeds, and therefore might by the most complicated airscrew of all.
The F series uses a proprietary neodymium-iron magnet rotor structure and skewed armature assembly to optimize machine torque and volume.
As I watched sheets of ice being thrown off our rotor blades, I realized how serious the icing had been.
The five-bladed main rotor is fully composite, with a composite spar, multiple box structure and anhedral tipcaps.
But this action put tension on the parachute lanyard, allowing the rotor downwash to partly inflate the chute.

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