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Retreating blade

Any blade, located in a semicircular part of the rotor disk, in which the blade direction is opposite to the direction of flight.

Dictionary Term

Retreating blade

Definition

  • Any blade, located in a semicircular part of the rotor disk, in which the blade direction is opposite to the direction of flight.

References

  • Helicopter Flying Handbook, Federal Aviation Administration, 2019