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Diagram showing a turboshaft engine powering a helicopter rotor. The labeled components include compressor, combustion chamber, core turbine, power turbine, output shaft, gearbox, rotor head, and rotor blades.
Know about the various helicopter rotor blade design using advanced aerodynamic technology
Know how a helicopter stays up in the air and how its rotor generates lift
View Christoph Kessler of the German Space Agency working on a helicopter's rotor blades to reduce the noise
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Know about the various helicopter rotor blade design using advanced aerodynamic technology
Learn about advanced helicopter rotor blade design.
Video: © Open University (A Britannica Publishing Partner)
Know how a helicopter stays up in the air and how its rotor generates lift
Learn how a helicopter rotor generates lift.
Video: © Open University (A Britannica Publishing Partner)
View Christoph Kessler of the German Space Agency working on a helicopter's rotor blades to reduce the noise
Efforts to reduce the noise generated by a helicopter's rotor blades.
Video: Contunico © ZDF Studios GmbH, Mainz

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Turboshaft engine driving a helicopter rotor
Figure 2: Turboshaft engine driving a helicopter rotor as propulsor.
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