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Pitch angle

The angle between the chord line of the rotor blade and the reference plane of the main rotor hub or the rotor plane of rotation.

Dictionary Term

Pitch angle

Definition

  • The angle between the chord line of the rotor blade and the reference plane of the main rotor hub or the rotor plane of rotation.

References

  • Helicopter Flying Handbook, Federal Aviation Administration, 2019